‘Make a spray bottle with essential oils ... are far less likely to dissuade or accidentally kill more helpful critters, such ...

But European honey bees are social with established colonies consisting of 40,000 or ... so spraying insecticides at the entry will not kill the colony. If you attempt to spray the bees themselves, it ...

In a new study, researchers have tackled a thorny problem: How do nutritional stress, viral infections and exposure to pesticides together influence honey ... bees to the flowers only to kill ...

Several years ago, headlines warned of a "bee-pocalypse" as populations of the insect reached record lows. "You'd go out and check your hives, and it's all seemingly in good health, and then the next ...

Our close relationship with bees dates back thousands of years and for good reason. These little miracle workers are a vital part of the environment and the food chain. Today the humble honey bee ...

Their demeanour has earned them the terrifying nickname of 'killer bees', but relatively few deaths are caused in proportion to the number of colonies. Known only in North, Central and South America, ...

Stingless bees produce a healthier honey, uniquely rich in a rare sugar, called trehalulose, which may have benefits ranging from ranking low on the glycaemic index (GI) to displaying antioxidant ...

A pair of young twins, a secondary school prefect, and a conservative housewife each has a sex-related encounter during the course of a day.

Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes ...

The tiny varroa mite can kill bee ... to cost the honey and food production industries millions of dollars. Keepers inside a new biosecurity zone will not be able to move hives, bees or honeycombs ...

A number of tech firms hope to help the honey bee have a brighter future. Noah Wilson-Rich, chief scientific officer of US firm The Best Bees Company, says it is distressing how many American ...

where it can target and kill cancer cells. However, it also causes localized pain, swelling, and redness when injected by a bee sting. Despite its therapeutic potential, melittin can trigger ...