honey bee

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

"There is currently no treatment for viruses in honey bee colonies, but now that we better understand their impact, we can change the way we manage varroa to give the queen a better chance."

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

For the study, the researchers used data from an annual survey on winter honey bee colony loss and beekeeping management that has been sent to Pennsylvania beekeepers each spring for more than 15 years.

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