It just might be that the first type of chemical warfare occurred about 2,400 years ago. Would you believe the agent was honey? A Greek army was inadvertently poisoned because of eating local honey about 400 B.C. They eventually recovered b

Researchers decipher and codify the universal language of honey bees

Bees the victims of irresponsible pesticide use June 4, 2019 8:05 am Honeybees are the worlds best-known pollinators of natural flora and a vast array of food and fibre crops. Yet they are frequently harmed by human activities, writes CropL

Company is accused of adding synthetic chemicals, including one used in tanning lotion, to honey

Hackney bee keeper warns ‘wash out your honey jars’ or risk spreading fatal Foulbrood bee disease

Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus Research by Professor Madeleine Beekman means the Australian honey bee industry might need to rethink its approach to preparing for the arrival of the Varroa mite, which threatens local

Bret Adee, a third-generation beekeeper who owns one of the largest beekeeping companies in the U.S., lost half of his hives about 50,000 over the winter. He pops the lid on one of the hives to show off the colony inside. Greta Mart/KCBX Al

Bee-free, vegan honey made from organic sweet potatoes is now a thing. Lovers of sweet-and-spicy combos can also buy cayenne pepper-infused date nectar . Both of the better-for-you sweeteners are made by LA-based Dvash Organics, a brand that

As long as an adult thumb, with jaws like a stag beetle and four times larger than a honeybee, Wallaces giant bee is not exactly inconspicuous. But after going missing, feared extinct, for 38 years, the worlds largest bee has been rediscover