Economy Jun 22 Struggling beekeepers stabilize U.S. honeybee population after nearly half of colonies died last year By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Apr 10 California’s unusual winter weather presented challenges for U.S. beekeepers Bees have been slow to emerge from their hives due to the chilly weather. That means beekeepers have had to feed them to keep them going. By Amy Taxin, Associated Press
Science Jun 22 U.S. honeybee colonies are doing better this year, survey shows The annual survey of U.S. beekeepers found that honeybee colonies are doing better after a bad year. Monday's survey found winter losses were lower than normal, the second smallest in 14 years of records. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Jun 26 Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick? Everyone wants to save the bees, but we may be saving them to death. By Berly McCoy
Science Feb 06 How to teach a honeybee to do math Despite their “miniature brains,” honeybees can harness both long-term rules and short-term memory in order to solve math problems. By Vicky Stein
Jun 29 Neonicotinoid pesticides are slowly killing bees By Roni Dengler Neonicotinoid pesticides commonly found in agricultural areas kill bees and hurt their ability to reproduce, two separate large-scale studies confirmed Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Human relationship with honeybees dates back 9,000 years By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins A new study in the journal Nature suggests that the relationship between humans and honeybees may have begun over 9,000 years ago. Continue reading
Sep 21 Could a mushroom save the honeybee? By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix In recent years, research has shown that rare fungi found in the old-growth forests of Western Washington can help fight viruses, including tuberculosis, smallpox and bird flu. What if the honeybee would see similar health benefits from wood-rotting mushrooms?… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 5 Years Later, Scientists Still Puzzled by Honeybee Decline Five years ago, honeybees began dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. Spencer Michels reports on the scientists who are still trying to figure out why this is happening and what can be done to help the problem. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Honeybee Disappearance Puzzles Scientists Beekeepers and farmers around the country are worried this year as the honeybees used to pollinate crops have been vanishing from their hives, a phenomenon known as "colony collapse disorder."… Continue watching