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WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE A BEE?  You’re all hard shell, soft core. You also have an inbuilt chemical weapon, designed as an injection needle that can kill any animal your size and be extremely...

POLLEN and BEEBREAD recently have been at the center of some surprising experimental findings about honey bee nutrition and related health, behavior, and preferences that are shaking up some...

Osmia is the genus of mason bees—but what does the name signify? “Osmia” means “odor” in ancient Greek, and in this case, it refers to the lemony scent used by female masons to mark their...

If your bees have not stored sufficient honey for the winter, fondant is the next best thing to feed them during these cold months. You can set a candy board above the top brood box for good...

I wonder whether honey bees pass the time telling stories during the long winter cluster, waggle-dancing their legends of exuberant spring blooms, describing fields of colorful flowers bursting with...