The current regulatory framework for honey bees in the U.S. provides only limited help when thinking about how to address commercial bumble bees. At both the federal and state levels, honey bees are ...

Pollinator season begins in February, when more than 68% of all commercial honey bee colonies move to pollinate almonds in California. Almond producers accounted for 80% of demand for pollination ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Greenwich, and the ...

A lab-made diet sparked a 15-fold boom in bee reproduction, pointing to a possible solution for collapsing colonies.

A new study led by the University of Oxford could provide a cost-effective and sustainable solution to help tackle the ...

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced yields due to the loss of a major pollinator. While a single honeybee ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By ...

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