Bees

Cascade, Centennial and Goldings hops are three varietals planted in Persephone’s demonstration hop yard.

From Farm to Bottle: Sip Brews Among the Hop Bines at This Vancouver-Area Beer Farm

Persephone Brewing Company brings beer and farming to the Sunshine Coast

Humans may have raided wild honeybees' nests during the Stone Age -- this hive in a hollow log hive from Cévennes (France) reveals the details of the circular comb architecture ancient humans would have discovered.

Our Ancient Ancestors Probably Loved Honey Too

Residue scraped from pottery shows humans used bee products as long as 8,500 years ago

Why Do Astronauts on the International Space Station Float and More Questions From Our Readers

You asked, we answered

Queen bumblebee, Bombus balteatus, foraging for nectar on the alpine wildflower Polemonium viscosum.

Bee Tongues Are Getting Shorter as Temperatures Warm

In Colorado, alpine bumblebee tongues are shrinking in response to shifting wildflower populations

Ozone Is Making Flowers Smell Different to Bees

New research shows that ozone-exposed flowers aren’t as delicious to pollinating insects

How Climate Change is Messing with Bees

New and ongoing research points to issues with bee ranges and the early emergence of flowers

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Bumblebees Are Getting Squeezed by Climate Change

Across North America and Europe, the insects are just not keeping up with shifting temperatures

Norway Is Building a Highway for Bees

The "superhighway" sends Oslo bee traffic from east to west

Watch a Baby Bee Go From Wriggly Larvae to Adult in Just Over a Minute

From larvae to adult thanks to the magic of timelapse photography

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Discussion

Letters from our readers

How a Stinging Swarm of Bees Can Save a Life

Bee venom might be a potent medicine

The natural habitats of many bumblebees are nearly gone and restoring floral diversity is vital to promote their survival.

Can Returning Farmland to the Wild Help Bumblebees in Crisis?

Even if only a small percentage of current farmland became wild meadows, it could bring populations back to previous levels

Like People, Bees Can Be Fooled by False Memories

Bumblebees gravitate toward unfamiliar flowers that merge two patterns they know—a classic error of long term memory

A honeybee visits a flower in Bath, England

City Bees Are Actually More Diverse Than Country Bees

Other pollinators don’t like urban areas as much as rural, but bees live in similar numbers across different landscapes

Commercial Hives Might Be Saving Crops, But They're Killing Wild Bees

Diseases known to affect commercial bees are having a troubling impact on the wild population

Buff-Tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in flight through Heather flowers

Sometimes Bumblebees Just Want to Do Their Own Thing

Bumblebees are strong communicators, but they don't always listen

Amanda Lawrence gently removes the specimens for their photo session.

Mission Not Impossible: Photographing 45,000 Bumblebees in 40 Days

The Natural History Museum's entomology department is making its bumblebee collection go viral

Adult Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with gathered insect prey. This is one of the fifteen species shown to be affected by elevated imidacloprid concentrations in surface water in the Netherlands.

Popular Pesticides Linked to Drops in Bird Populations

This is the latest in a string of studies suggesting that some pesticides impact birds as well as pollinators

The Federal Government Now Has an Official Save-the-Bees Task Force

Unfortunately, it's not a task force made of bees, but it does have bee welfare in mind

What Happens When 20 Million Bees Are Set Loose In A Highway Accident

Water to the rescue against peeved honeybees

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