Worldwide, there are over 20,000 bee species in seven Families. Some commonly encountered and recognizable genera in eastern North America are described below. Since 2006, when large die-offs of honey ...

Honey is a sweetener, but it’s more than simply sweet. The flavor of raw, unpasteurized honey is a direct reflection of the land. Each drop is a story of where the honeybees forage and pollinate; each ...

Even though a big, hairy bumblebee might look scary, our experts say it will do nothing but improve your garden. "Bumblebees are generally very large, but can vary in size, and are mostly dark black ...

There are at least 20,000 types of bees in the world but only the honey bee makes honey. Humans have been eating honey and using beeswax for at least 9,000 years. Humans have domesticated the honey ...

The buzzing of bees is an integral part of our ecosystem, but the world of these crucial insects is Bees are an important ...

Dr. Edward Burkett displays a naturally-formed honeycomb in June. In this type of bee hive, the honey bees were encouraged to make combs from scratch as they would in the wild, rather than on a frame.

In the 1970s, laboratory honey bees generally lived for over a month. But now, according to new research published in Scientific Reports, lab-kept bees only live about two weeks. The halving of the ...