Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...

Bees that exhibit hygienic behavior are better able to resist infections, a finding that could transform the fight against disease.

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

Over a decade ago, Lauren Donaldson found a honey bee hive under her North Charleston home. The self-described “nature girl” didn’t want to harm the bees, so she called a local beekeeper to safely ...

Honey bees are incredibly efficient, often building their intricate hives in the most unexpected and hidden locations, far from human view. These massive colonies can thrive unnoticed within the ...