Visits to the Smithsonian's National Zoo just became a little bit sweeter with the arrival of a new honeybee colony. With a hive made of glass in the Zoo's Pollinarium and full access to the outdoors, these bees are showing off the wondrous ways of their world.

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Scientists have identified several wild insects that could undertake the crop pollination function of honeybees. By comparing a range of pollinating insects they found three wild species that appear to be as efficient as the honeybee in pollination but may need management to increase their numbers.

The presence of wild bees alongside honeybees was found to increase almond orchard production in a recent study. The findings demonstrate how increased biodiversity enhances ecosystem services, such as pollination, and provide an opportunity to increase agricultural yields whilst also benefitting wildlife.

The presence of wild bees alongside honeybees was found to increase almond orchard production in a recent study. The findings demonstrate how increased biodiversity enhances ecosystem services, such as pollination, and provide an opportunity to increase agricultural yields whilst also benefitting wildlife.

A potential new biopesticide, made of spider venom and snowdrop proteins, kills agricultural pests but shows minimal toxicity to honeybees, new research suggests. Learning and memory of honeybees exposed to the biopesticide were not affected, even at doses higher than they would normally encounter in the environment.

Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.

Australian scientists are attaching sensors to bees to track their movements and study colony collapse disorder.

New research conducted in the UK reveals that diseases common in "managed" bees are now reaching wild populations.

A photographer has caught fascinating slow-motion footage of honeybees flying, working and even stinging.

Scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder.

A buzzworthy new discovery might help explain the alarming speed of colony collapse disorder.

Honey bees between pollination gigs still need to eat. Efforts are underway to keep them from starving when they’re off the clock.

Hives of honeybees do 'the wave' by shaking their booties. The wave pattern, called "shimmering,", requires impressive coordination.

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

New research finds a protein in honeybee semen that makes the queen temporarily blind.

Despite recent declines in honeybees and other bee species, the U.S. is suspending its annual count of honeybee hives.

The behavior has never been documented in other insects, researchers say.

If you’ve been itching to get back to the outside world, two words might make you think again: murder hornets. For the first time, these gigantic, invasive hornets have been spotted in the U.S., which could be a problem for both humans and honeybees.[...]

Modifying bacteria found in the guts of bees could help protect the insects against lethal infections affecting hives worldwide

A protein-coding gene called GB45239 is responsible for thelytokous parthenogenesis — the ability to produce daughters asexually — in the Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis), a subspecies of honeybee found in the two southern provinces of South Africa, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology. The female worker caste of the [...]

What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.

In defense of biomimicry and of scientific research with no foreseeable applications

Listen to the Betty Boops of the insect world as they "boop oop a doop" in the hive.

Michael Thiele is 'rewilding' honeybees in California, returning them to more natural nest environments in order to help them survive.

Murderous Asian hornets are invading honeybee hives- decapitating the insects and feeding the bodies to their young. But Japanese bees are fighting back by cooking the predators to death.

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