Honey bees play a pivotal role in both global agriculture and ecosystem health, and their associated microbial communities have emerged as critical determinants of bee well‐being. The honey bee ...

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $109,300.67 for five projects relating to honey bees. Four of the projects will focus on researching honey bee health ...

MORSE BLUFF, Neb. (KOLN) - When Dr. Brad Plantz, a beekeeper and owner of Country Road Bees in Morse Bluff, checked on his bees after winter, he found more dead than alive. He said 72% of his colonies ...

America’s honey bee population faces enormous stress. During 2022, nearly half the nation’s managed colonies were lost. A central threat is the Varroa mite, a parasite whose spread of viruses ...

The health of honey bees, essential pollinators in natural and agricultural ecosystems, is increasingly compromised by a complex interplay of pathogens and parasites. Recent studies have advanced our ...