Science news articles about 'honey bees'

  • Study: U.S. honey bees in dramatic decline

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 7 (UPI) -- The Apiary Inspectors of America says the United States has seen a dramatic decline in the number of managed honey bee colonies since 1980.
  • Honey Bee Losses Continue To Rise In U.S.

    ... diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a devastating toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but Pennsylvania beekeepers on average fared better than their counterparts nationally ...
  • Pesticide build-up could lead to poor honey bee health

    ... present their analysis of pollen, brood, adult bees and wax samples today (Aug 18) ... research assistant, have a team uniquely suited to looking at the honey bee pesticide problem because they combine a ...
  • Researchers discover that growing up too fast may mean dying young in honey bees

    ... antioxidant mechanisms at the transition to an aerobically intensive lifestyle in honey bees. Dr. Roberts is presenting the team's ... , 8-10 day-old (typical) hive bees, 30-32 day-old (typical) foragers ...
  • Researchers discover that growing up too fast may mean dying young in honey bees

    ... , anti-oxidant responses, physiological capacity and longevity. A new study examines how these traits in honey bees are affected by age and behavioral intensity (factors which can be experimentally ...
  • Bees disease -- 1 step closer to finding a cure

    ... called Paenibacillus larvae in the organ cavity of honey bee larvae. The accepted view was that the bacteria ... food ingested by the larvae - until eventually the honey bee larvae gut contains nothing ...
  • Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year....
  • Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner And Safer

    ... sanitize drinking water and swimming pools, might help make hives cleaner and safer for America's beleaguered honey bees. Entomologist tested ozone's effects on two pesticides widely ...
  • Bee dance universally understood

    Research has found that honey bees from Asia and Europe can learn to understand each other's dance language, despite having evolved different forms of communication.
  • Bee species outnumber mammals and birds combined

    ... checklist of bee names since 1896," says Ascher. "Most people know of honey bees and a few bumble bees, but we have documented that there are actually more species of bees than of birds and mammals ...
  • Australia urged to protect its honey worker bees

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's honey bees, crucial to worldwide food production, need more protection from foreign invaders that could potentially wipe out their population, a parliamentary report ...
  • New bee checklist lets scientists link important information about all bee species

    ... crisis known as "colony collapse disorder," an unexplained phenomenon that is wiping out colonies of honey bees throughout the United States. This has highlighted the need for more information about ...
  • Bee disease a mystery

    Scientists are one step closer to understanding the recent demise of billions of honey bees after making an important discovery about the transmission of a common bee virus. Deformed wing virus (DWV) ...
  • Fungus foot baths could save bees

    ... hives. However the complex environment within bee hives means that more devious means of application ... August, where a special session is being held on honey bee health. The session will bring together ...
  • The Disappearance of Bees

    ... feed the dairy producing cows for this internationally beloved dessert. California has one fifth of the nations honey bees. More specifically, the state’s honeybees account for $6 billion of the $15 ...

Want to learn more? Search for honey bees

Return to e! Science News homepage for the latest science news