When I want something sweet, I pull out a jar of honey made by my bee friends at Washington State University. I talked about your question with one of the insect scientists there, Rae Olsson. They ...

There are hobby beekeepers, and there are commercial beekeepers. And then there are beekeepers that take the queen bee on vacation with them. Allan Hazel, who owns A.P.’s Back Beach Bees on Sullivan’s ...

As tiny insects, honey bees are consistently underestimated. These little guys are far more complex than most people realize.

Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Every hive needs its queen, and with 2.3 million honeybee hives engaged in commercial pollination and honey production in the U.S., queen breeders such as Mark Sundberg are ...