The honeybee population has been steadily on the decline for decades. Though it’s not quite understood why the bees are dying off, scientists have decided to breed “super bees” in order to ensure the ...

Since California beekeeper Valeri Strachan-Severson started breeding honeybees, she has seen a marked difference in the health of her hives. Her bees are stronger, more hygienic and rarely experience ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — According to Gary Carns, president of the Capital Area Beekeepers Association and an eighth generation beekeeper, two thirds of our food we eat are pollenated by honeybees.

Brandon Hopkins turns open the black lid of a metal drum. A liquid nitrogen mist seeps out of the drum's opening. Slowly, he pulls out a metal arm holding a package filled with tiny, plastic straws.

In recent years, considerable buzz has focused on the health of a small, but critically important, insect — the honeybee. Parasites, pesticides, diseases and habitat loss have all played a part in a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Miaoli Agricultural Research and Extension Station under the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a new bee variety with strong disease resistance and high honey ...

What makes a bee a he or a she? Three years ago, scientists pinpointed a gene called csd that determines gender in honey bees, and now a research team led by University of Michigan evolutionary ...

WASHINGTON — On a farm on the outskirts of Frederick, Md., Kelly Rausch and Adam Finkelstein crack open a wooden beehive whose design dates to the 19th century. Inside, they point out a superbee they ...

It's almond blossom time in California. The orchards are bursting into bloom and the almond trees, their canopies ablaze in white and pink, are all abuzz with millions upon millions of honey bees ...