In nature, there are over 20,000 wild bees, evolutionary precursors of the honey bee, which are on their own throughout their lives. They all build a nest, collect pollen and nectar and produce honey...

Queen bees can sting, but their stinger is not barbed and they can actually sting you multiple times without dying. She almost always uses her sting against a rival. She can even sting...

Honey plants, trees, shrubs for the apiary - a variety of bee grazing is extremely important for honeybees. Every beekeeper strives to increase the number of honey plants in and around his apiary....

I live in a house and insects nest all the time inside, but last year my friends the bees thought it will be nice of them to stay for a longer visit. So before they had the time to build a nest, I...

I have always been wondering if bees and humans have the same need for sleep. Since their daily routine is very similar to ours: they wake up, go to work, collect pollen and nectar and then they come...

The sting apparatus is inherent in worker bees and queens, while in drones it is absent. Its purpose in these two categories of bees is different. While worker bees are a protective device against...