There are roughly 100 million managed western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in hives worldwide, with about half in Europe, Africa and western Asia, where the species is native, and the rest in ...

Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa conducted an experiment demonstrating that managed honeybees (Apis mellifera) on Giannutri Island significantly deplete nectar and ...

Shenae Johnson shared a video documenting the rescue of a wild honeybee colony that had built its hive inside an outdoor speaker at her property in Polk County, Oregon. The video shows Johnson, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 16, 2026) A study of organic tomato agroecosystems with managed and wild bees, published in Apidologie, affirms the importance of protecting natural systems to support ...

I opened up this wall and found an absolutely massive beehive built between the studs. In this clip I walk you right up to ...

Even in the face of vast fields of flowers, local bumblebees may face the sting of competition when people bring their honeybees to the floral feast. When beekeepers truck their hives to a ...

When ecologist Rachael Winfree first began studying bees 25 years ago, she happened upon a surprise: a species of plasterer bee in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, not seen in 50 years and suspected to ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Two homeowners realized they needed a bee expert instead of an arborist when they found a bee colony in the tree they planned to cut down on their Forest Grove property. In comes ...

If you think backyard and rooftop beehives are helping save the bees, think again, experts say. A growing body of research suggests that the explosion of urban beekeeping involving honeybees in many ...

This post was written by KCRW’s Saul Gonzalez. In many parts of the world honeybees are in trouble, with their populations in sharp decline. That decline has scientists, environmentalists, farmers and ...

Canada is home to more than 800 species of wild bees — few may have noticed the diversity of native bees buzzing around, but bees play a significant role in the survival of native plant populations.