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 ...

Researchers warn that the rapid rise of urban beekeeping may be straining wild bee populations by increasing competition for limited floral resources. A new 'Urban Bee Concept,' developed by ...

The rising popularity of urban beekeeping has raised concerns about honeybee well-being and the impact they might have on wild bee populations in cities. A collaborative study by beekeepers, political ...

As cities grow and natural habitats shrink, urban wildlife must adapt to rapidly changing environments. A new study published in Insect Science shows that the guts of urban-dwelling wild bees contain ...

Learn how to transcribe our Bumblebee Projects with this video and you'll help the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and Department of Entomology make this information more ...

Since 2018, honeybees have feasted on wildflowers across a remote Italian island called Giannutri every spring. But for the last four years, Lorenzo Pasquali had the unusual task of shutting the ...

It’s perfectly legal to keep registered honeybee hives in the city, but they can’t become a nuisance to the neighbors. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We live in a building on the Upper West Side. Bees from ...

Lee Alexander has been keeping bees most of his life, and learned from his grandfather and great uncle. He’s quick to mention he’s no beekeeping expert, but in 50 years, he’s seen a thing or two. And ...