Scientists have used tracking devices to start solving the mystery of how far bees travel from the hive in search of pollen.

Certain areas of rural Pennsylvania and New York are home to thousands of honey bees, which have undergone an interesting scientific procedure— they have been equipped with tiny QR codes on their ...

Researchers have attached tiny QR codes to hundreds of honey bees in an effort to track the insects' foraging habits.

Bees collect nectar and pollen from the various floral sources over the spring and summer months. Honey changes from year to year, depending on the amount of rainfall during the season and what ...

Studies examine bee populations on the decline By Michelle Stevens Bee populations in the United States appear to be dwindling, and the agricultural community is left with the question that is all ...

Native bees are some of the most effective pollinators because of their specialized hairs for collecting pollen and their wide-ranging foraging behavior. Native bee biodiversity is essential to ...

The idea is that because bees collect pollen to make honey, by eating locally-produced honey, you’ll grow resistant to the pollen in your local area, in turn easing your hayfever response.

Organic beekeeping includes, among other things, maintaining sufficient space from industrial regions to prevent bees from collecting pollen in polluted areas. However, since common bee foraging ...

and in doing so they have finally begun to solve the mystery of how far bees travel from the hive when they are out foraging for nectar and pollen. "If you take a bee out of the hive and put it up ...

Native bees are some of the most effective pollinators because of their specialized hairs for collecting pollen and their wide-ranging foraging behavior. Native bee biodiversity is essential to ...