Washington State University researchers and students collect samples and perform honey bee colony health assessments in orchards near Modesto, California. A study done in conjunction with the U.S.

Did you know that honey bees are not native to the United States?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, ...

Western honey bee on Rocky Mountain beeplant. Scientists researching bees have been sounding the alarm about how climate change is negatively affecting the pollinators that make our beloved honey ...

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) exhibit remarkable genetic diversity shaped by millennia of natural selection, migratory events and human‐mediated management. This diversity underpins their adaptability ...

Are killer bees really in Mississippi? A state expert says there have been reported colonies, but they've all been eradicated. Jeff Harris, an associate professor of apiculture (beekeeping) with the ...

Samuel Ramsey, an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, is renowned for his expertise and effervescent enthusiasm for everything related to bugs. He's made ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...