ESCONDIDOESCONDIDO — A mass bee hive die-off in Escondido last year has been connected to fipronil, a chemical typically used to kill termites, according to a county investigation. But the mystery of ...

Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

The California almond blossom in February is the largest pollination migration event in the world and sends orchards buzzing. In 2024, beekeepers from throughout the U.S. brought 1.8 million colonies ...

Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm these critical ...

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you’re getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit — dubbed a BeeHome — is an industrial ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused ...