Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more ...

The U.S. beekeeping industry is in crisis over the shocking and unexplained deaths of hundreds of millions of bees over the ...

Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach ...

Beekeepers reported that 62 percent of their colonies died at the start of 2025, raising questions about the reason why so ...

Honey bee populations are again declining, threatening crops. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dave Hunter, who raises the unsung hero of the orchard (and champion pollinator), the Mason bee.

According to scientists at Washington State University, losses of honey bee colonies this year are projected to be the highest on record in the last decade. While there is no definitive cause ...

Cornell University bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honey bee losses this winter. The colony die-offs became ...

Bee distributors and keepers have reported mysterious and dramatic spikes in honey bee die-offs recently, and local ...

Beekeeping businesses are facing unprecedented challenges that threaten their survival from colony losses we haven’t seen in nearly 20 years. The swift response from stakeholders and the USDA is ...