A child’s simple curiosity about why some bees live in different-looking cells has helped crack open a layer of honey bee biology that scientists had overlooked for decades. Researchers at the ...

Honey bees pollinate one in three bites of food we eat. Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: ...

Beekeepers in Delaware inspect their hives in April and May to check for survival after winter. The state requires all beekeepers to register their hives for health monitoring and disease tracking.