Following a queen rather than a hive changes how a review interprets honey bee reproduction, colony lifetimes and parental ...

Viewing honey bee colonies as superorganisms could reshape modern beekeeping, raising important questions about parasite ...

Every spring, a honey bee queen may abandon her hive, taking thousands of workers with her in a swirling cloud. Behind her, a ...

A new study argues that a honey bee queen and her colony constitute a single superorganism whose natural life cycle conflicts ...

A new study seeks to challenge the conventional view of a honey bee colony. Viewing colonies as superorganisms redefines the fundamental biology of the honey bee colony. These insights may have ...

A new study suggests honey bee colonies function as single living organisms, raising questions about how routine beekeeping ...

A review argues honey bee colonies are mortal superorganisms, changing how swarming, queen replacement, and survival are understood.

In a new review paper, Dr. Hannes Bonhoff of Lund University and Dr. Heikki Helanterä from the University of Oulu argue that ...

Healthy honey bee colonies are remarkably good at keeping harmful microbes under control. A new study shows how they do it.

For more than a decade, invasive Asian honeybees have defied evolutionary expectations and established a thriving population in North Queensland, much to the annoyance of the honey industry and ...

Honey bee colony loss across the United States over the last five years is primarily related to the presence of parasitic mites, nearby pesticides, and extreme weather events as well as challenges ...