There are more than 20,000 species of bees in the world. Here's an A-Z sampling of this diverse and vital species.

There are roughly 100 million managed western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in hives worldwide, with about half in Europe, Africa and western Asia, where the species is native, and the rest ...

Don Shump of Philadelphia Bee Co. talks about harvesting honey, wearing bee beards, and removing a swarm off of the Ben ...

Many smaller-scale beekeepersin the region contribute to the success of the honey industry. Jonathan Garaas, with 40 years of ...

The Iowa Honey Producers Association has been teaching visitors at the Iowa State Fair about the business of bees and honey for more than 60 years.

With the honey bee crisis continuing it's even more important to encourage native bees to ensure good pollination in the backyard vegetable garden and orchard. Just one hive is plenty for the average ...

With the month of September being National Honey Month, Vee’s Bees Owner Terry Viesselman is hard at work through the summer ...

Swarm season lasts from March through May, which means you might see clusters of bees. Certified beekeepers can come remove the swarms for free to protect them.

Thousands of bees recently swarmed a Canadian beekeeper’s shop in what she described as a chaotic “robbery attempt” for honey ...

While environmentalists focus on colony collapse disorder and saving honey bees, Colorado's native bees are losing food and habitat.