Honey is the sweet, sticky, delicious condiment that’s loved across the world. In 2021, the global honey industry was valued at approximately $8 billion, per Statista. Bees work overtime to produce ...

Pretty much everyone knows that honey comes from bees, but the nuts and bolts of the process may be more mysterious. In fact, ...

As a science cat, I don’t stir honey into my tea or drizzle it on my biscuits. I don’t have taste receptors for sweet things. Honey doesn’t have a taste to me. But my human friends gobble up the honey ...

Research reveals how millions of years of evolution has engineered honey bees to make fast decisions and reduce risk. Honey bees have to balance effort, risk and reward, making rapid and accurate ...

ALL OF MARIN COUNTY'S OPEN LAND, all those cows and grasses, and there is no nectar. Even the best conservation efforts don't ...

Spotted lanternflies, while invasive and dangerous to trees and agriculture, can still serve a purpose. Honeybees have figured that out. In late summer when nectar is scarce, they are finding a ...

Spotted lanternflies have spread to nearly 20 states since 2014. Caitlyn Johnstone / Chesapeake Bay Program via Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 Ever since they first arrived in America in 2014, invasive ...

Bees are amazing animals. They're smart, deeply emotional, and key players in countless diverse ecosystems. Award-winning writer Matt Kracht tells it all in his beautifully illustrated, highly ...

Honey bees have to balance effort, risk and reward, making rapid and accurate assessments of which flowers are mostly likely to offer food for their hive. Research published in the journal eLife today ...