Researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. With an electronic "ping," Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It's a ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article quoted Thomas D. Seeley as saying that many honeybees commercially available for purchase by hobbyists are subpar. He was referring specifically to the ...

Beekeepers in Independence County are banding together to help their hives weather tough environmental conditions, including ...

There's now a record number of honeybees humming in the U.S—and for many farmers, hobbyist beekeepers, and almond-milk lovers, the news is sweeter than honey. Nearly a million bee colonies have been ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Temperature can increase bee colony loss in dry, hot and wet seasons, and beekeepers practicing water supplementation experience up to 10% less ...

On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired agricultural ecologist, who lives on a quiet lane above a river in Oxfordshire, to take a look at his bees.

In white full-body suits with square veils, amid the steady hum of hives and puffs of smoke, beekeepers appear otherworldly. But their daunting work is crucial to maintaining the many global food ...

KOCHI: Every year before the monsoon sets in, beekeepers in Thiruvananthapuram and other southern and central districts move ...

If you think backyard and rooftop beehives are helping save the bees, think again, experts say. A growing body of research suggests that the explosion of urban beekeeping involving honeybees in many ...