Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research from ...

As honey bee colonies face decreases in natural pollen in their native habitats as a result of climate change, scientists and conservationists have been working to ensure the species’ future.

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new ...

Claire Green knew she liked being outside. "I knew I liked parks. When I went to high school, I got very involved with the National Park Service, so I kind of knew that nature was something that I was ...

The bees are working very hard to collect all of the pollen they can. Nectar is very scarce at this time of the year, and the pollen will be one of their winter’s food sources. The collection of fall ...

The post Modified Yeast Has Been Shown To Increase Bee Development By 15 Times, Which Could Lead To A Reversal Of Colony Collapse first on TwistedSifter. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most ...

You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia.

Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in enhancing honey bee resilience against the combined threats of viral infections and pesticide exposure, a study in the journal Science of the Total Environment ...

To protect wild bees for the future, scientists identified which plants we can grow to give them a complete, healthy diet As critical pollinators, bees keep our agricultural systems going — but ...