On average, across natural habitats all over the world, the western honey bee is the most common pollinator, responsible for 13 percent of flower visits. Researchers also found that 5 percent of the ...

One of nature’s most important keystone species is working itself to death. Colonies of honey bees — crucial pollinators for a wide variety of plants and cash crops — are at risk of collapse because ...

In a study published this week, James Hung, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, and his colleagues found that populations of western honey bees at their study sites in San Diego ...

Honey bees aren’t the only pollinators—and most bees don’t sting! Learn the truth behind five common myths in honor of ...

The past several decades have been hard on Apis mellifera, the Western honey bee. Originally native to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Western honey bees have spread worldwide thanks to the ...

Neighbors in an Atlanta neighborhood were on edge for weeks because of a massive honey beehive that was home to thousands of bees. Now, they may breathe a sigh of relief because the hive was removed. ...

The next time you come across a big bumble bee you might want to give them space to do their pollinating thing. Turns out they’ve got a tough time of it already, thanks to the non-native western honey ...

Samuel Ramsey, an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, is renowned for his expertise and effervescent enthusiasm for everything related to bugs. He's made ...