Commercial beekeepers have reported losing around 62% of their colonies over the winter, far higher than the usual honey bee ...

New test helps beekeepers identify disease-resistant honey bee colonies, offering hope amid rising hive losses across the ...

According to the Fresno County Farm Bureau, the area could experience the worst bee loss in the last 10 to 15 years.

“Losses have been increasing steadily,” said Priya Chakrabarti Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and ...

Honey bees are dying at alarming rates across the United States. Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55 percent of managed colonies last year. A new study supports a novel method for ...

Washington State University researchers project a potential loss of up to 70% of honeybee colonies in the U.S. this year due ...

Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach ...

Varroa mite disease, believed to be one of the greatest threats to honey and honeybee pollination in Australia, has been ...

Mites like Varroa are threatening Australia's $14 billion honey bee industry.A new global innovation challenge has been launched to find technologies ...

By Nathan Gregory MSU Extension Service Entering this spring, beekeepers will be tasked with rebounding from the worst winter ...

If nurse bees don't detect a problem, Varroa mites will be released into the hive when the young honey bee emerges. That is where hygienic behavior becomes critical, since uncapping the cells ...