Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, including pesticides, diseases, poor nutrition and habitat loss. Recent research suggests that one threat stands well above ...

As factors such as habitat loss decrease the number and variety of flowering plants in the environment, beekeepers are increasingly starting to augment their insects' diet with artificial feeds. It ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark could provide a cost-effective and ...

A team of scientists led by the University of Oxford, with support from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Greenwich and the Technical University of Denmark, has developed a novel feed ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – With a round of 20 new grants, the $500,000 “Feed a Bee” grant program from Bayer has now reached 39 states. Bayer, which has a major operation in RTP and does considerable ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

Among the many threats to honey bee colonies around the world, one stands alone: the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor. For decades, researchers assumed that varroa mites feed on blood, like many of ...