Scientists have used tracking devices to start solving the mystery of how far bees travel from the hive in search of pollen.
Researchers put a sensor at the entrance of beehives to register each time the pollinators entered or exited, and how long ...
Here, worker bees construct new comb out of beeswax as others zoom into the woodpecker cavity carrying pollen and nectar. Unlike ants, which have specialized roles, every worker bee is capable of ...
The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes a little over one pound of honey a year. In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee ...
But that's a case of language being misleading. Unlike human queens who lead their people, bee queens don't rule over their workers. Instead, particularly for honey bees, the queen is rather ...