Phys.org

Honey bees are surprisingly abundant, research shows—but most are wild, not managed in hives

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 in ...
AOL

Beekeeper Uncovers a Massive Honey Bee Hive with Multiple Queens

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...
Phys.org

Finding the honey bee dance floor: New method shows how it moves within the hive

When honey bees find a good source of food, they return to their hive and perform a waggle dance. It consists of a series of movements that communicate the direction and distance to nectar, pollen or ...
Popular Science

Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets

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The Conversation

Honey bees are suprisingly abundant, research shows – but most are wild, not managed in hives

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 in ...