A close-up of the most common honey bee worldwide, Apis mellifera. Honey bees have been having a tough time lately. Pests and disease have plagued many hives, killing off the pollinators and forcing ...

When I want something sweet, I pull out a jar of honey made by my bee friends at Washington State University. I talked about your question with one of the insect scientists there, Rae Olsson. They ...

A group of researchers has established a laboratory-based method for tracking the fertility of honey bee queens, using a laboratory set-up that would mimic the key aspects of the hive environment and ...

Honey bee colonies have a surprising way of ensuring survival. When a queen bee weakens due to virus infection, her pheromone signals decline. Worker bees sense this weakness and instinctively raise a ...

The molecular mechanisms driving honey bee fate have been revealed. Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or ...

A marked honey bee queen used during the study shown on a wax comb with adult workers, capped cells containing maturing workers, and open cells containing eggs that will develop into workers. (Photo: ...

Jennifer Hinkel, the 2021 American Honey Queen, will appear at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, speaking about importance of honeybees to New Jersey agriculture and how honeybee ...