honey bee

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The study, titled "Negative Effects of Excessive Heat on Colony Thermoregulation and Population Dynamics in Honey Bees," followed nine honey bee colonies during a particularly hot summer in Arizona.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

The findings have important implications for beekeepers and for agricultural systems that rely on honey bee pollination.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

The researchers also simulated a potential mitigation, placing honey bee hive boxes in cold storage so the bees start to cluster earlier and save workers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication— on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd