Hundreds of flatbed loads of honey bees are trucked into Washington every spring, enabling the production of apples, cherries, pears and berries in the state. The pollinators are estimated to add at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact could be ...

Honey bee pollination services are worth between $250 million and $320 million annually, USDA's Economic Research Service said in a new report, which also valued the honey production market at about ...

A hybrid population of Southern California honeybees is showing an unusual ability to fend off deadly Varroa mites, offering ...

After hearing whispering and outcries from commercial beekeepers about their colonies dying sporadically and mysteriously, Project Apis m. — a leading organization in the world of honeybees — ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

A virus spread by mites is responsible for the death of 60-70% of commercially managed bee colonies in the U.S. The varroa mite, resistant to common miticides, carries the deadly virus. Other factors, ...

A University of Minnesota-backed research team has embarked on a three-year, $500,000 study to determine how changing landscape in North Dakota's prairie pothole region affects the health of bees and ...

As spring approaches, trees begin to bloom, and the iconic almond blossoms adorn the farmland throughout the Central Valley. People come from miles around to take photos in pinkish-white orchards and ...

In white full-body suits with square veils, amid the steady hum of hives and puffs of smoke, beekeepers appear otherworldly. But their daunting work is crucial to maintaining the many global food ...

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