Minnesota is one of the top honey producers in the United States, which is likely due to the state’s climate. Jessica Helgen, ...

The bee population has been dwindling for nearly 20 years, but last winter was the steepest decline yet. That's due to habitat and climate changes, poor nutrition, and the harbinger of hive ...

Beekeepers across the state, the nation’s fifth-largest hub of honey production, worry about significant financial losses.

In the past year, entomologist Rebecca Masterman says 1.6 million colonies have collapsed across the country. That's about 62% and the largest die-off yet.

While American beekeepers search for solutions, another, potentially worse threat looms: Tropilaelaps mites, which also hail ...

As managed honeybee hives multiply, wild bees and butterflies are disappearing. Since honeybees are not endangered, is ...

A honey bee colony discovered in a wall cavity of an industrial building "is the biggest I've ever dealt with", a beekeeper has said. The nest, believed to contain 80,000 insects, was found about six ...

Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...

A honey bee colony discovered in a wall cavity of an industrial building "is the biggest I've ever dealt with", a beekeeper has said. The nest, believed to contain 80,000 insects, was found about ...

California almonds are a multibillion-dollar industry, and the pollination of California almond orchards serves as the largest honey bee migration in the world.

Africanized honey bees, often called "killer bees," are now in 13 states, including Mississippi. Know where to find them, how to avoid deadly stings.