Savory, sour and earthy tasting honey could be the new normal thanks to a new ingredient. Spotted lanternfly poop. The insects spread along the east coast across could usher in new ways to use honey.

The invasive insects have been spreading across the United States for over a decade, leaving behind poop that bees are ...

Honeybees stay active during winter. They form a protective ball around the queen bee. Honey provides the necessary calories needed to keep them warm ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

On a fall night, under an outdoor light, a bee stumbles in circles, far from its hive. It cannot fly. Soon, its tormentor reveals itself: a writhing maggot breaks through its neck—killing the bee.

A new study suggested that commercial manuka honey production in New Zealand may disrupt native insect communities by introducing large numbers of non-native honey bees. Researchers from New Zealand's ...

The PSBA recently elected new officers, created a President Emeritus role and pushed revisions to separate plant and apiary ...

Did you know there are 1,600 bee species native to California, and that we might have 200 species or more visiting our ...

When the late summer sun falls over Ireland's Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their ...

Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

A LONG time ago, in the fields and gardens of Europe and beyond, beekeepers observed something curious about their hives.