A Highland honey business has raised concerns about how plans for up to 400 new homes on nearby land could affect queen bees.

Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60% and 70% in 2025.

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...

U.S. bee hive numbers increased but honey production dropped in 2024, according to a USDA report. “That’s a trend that’s been ...

They tried trapping the queen hornets, hunting the hornets' nests and protecting the honey bees' hives with special "muzzles" that prevented the hornets from entering. But whatever they tried ...

With one hive capable of producing more than ... what would we do without them? An illustration of what all honey bees, and a colony of honey bees, do for us in the UK each year.

Further samples from recreational and commercial apiaries are being tested, with affected hives to be treated to ... is deadly to the European honey bee, which the Australian Honey Bee Industry ...