In a groundbreaking move with international significance, insects–specifically stingless bees from the Peruvian Amazon–have been granted legally enshrined rights for the first time. But what lies ...

Kehinde Shina, a former logger, used to make a living from the Olokemeji Forest Reserve in Ogun state, when trees were tall, thick, and valuable enough to fill timber lorries.

In rural parts of Rwanda, beekeepers carefully position hives along forest edges, hillsides and farms, attentive to flowering cycles and weather patterns that determine the quality of honey produced.

Two enriching talks are set to take place at the Melville Sanctuary of Love in January – offering residents a chance to explore lunar wisdom and learn more about protecting pollinators and the natural ...

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

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

Mice love to take shelter inside beehives. It’s a perfect spot for a mouse; warm and cozy with plenty of honey to eat. However, bees aren’t too keen on invaders, and they have ways of dealing with ...

Pune: Your mango milkshake, summer salad, mustard tadka and biryani masala all have one thing in common—their fate rests on the wings of bees. Across farms, bee populations are vanishing and silently ...

The fast-spreading parasite, varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the ACT's 6,000 bee hives within two years, putting local fruit and vegetable crops at risk. Varroa mites are 1 to 2 ...

The past attempts of honey bee researchers to inventory the fungal diversity in honey bee colonies revealed that Aspergillus flavus is frequently found in hives. In a new study, researchers have ...

I was called out for some mystery bees around a roof dormer and quickly realized they had built a full hive inside the structure. They even fooled me by setting up on the opposite side of the beam I ...

Research from Monash University explores how rising temperatures and growing urban environments can affect behavior in native ...