During a cool fall sunset in North Dakota, forklifts buzz around the base of a flatbed trailer, loading pallets. Their cargo, multicolored boxes that look like filing cabinets, buzzes, too. Each box ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

A man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons, ...

Just because it is wintertime doesn’t mean that bees, which are important pollinators for our flowers, fruits and vegetables, don’t need food. Plants and shrubs can provide pollen, nectar, or both to ...

The change of seasons is a necessary part of ecosystem regulation. With the buzzing activities of humans and insects alike, winter gives us a chance to encourage a natural rhythm. As the first signs ...

An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now nestled in the ...

Colorado's warm winter is causing bee colonies to break dormancy early, burning through honey stores and raising starvation ...

If you happened to spot a honey bee buzzing around Spokane this February, you would be forgiven for thinking it too early in the year for their forage.

A wet winter means more flowers, more flowers means more food for honey bees, and more food means more bees. At least in Napa. George Altobell, who has been beekeeping for three years, said that he’s ...

Michigan enters the 2026 pollination season after U.S. bee losses hit a record 40% this winter. Federal data show the state remains a top honey producer, but high colony losses raise economic stakes ...