Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun., 2008), pp. 92-100 (9 pages) The study was conducted to determine the effects of queen body weight at emergence on the mating ratio, ...

A close-up of the most common honey bee worldwide, Apis mellifera. Honey bees have been having a tough time lately. Pests and disease have plagued many hives, killing off the pollinators and forcing ...

Scientific name of bee is Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee), part of the Apidae family. Bees are crucial pollinators, adding $18 billion to US agriculture annually. There are over 20,000 species; key ...

The native Cypriot honeybee is under threat from imported strains, prolonged drought, and insufficient state support. ...

There are seven species of Apis honey bee in the world, all of them native to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, is the species recognized globally as “the honey bee.” ...

Honey-bees are widespread as feral animals in Australia. Their impact on Australian ecosystems is difficult to assess, but may include competition with native fauna for floral resources or nesting ...

Bee colonies are so much more than a hive of worker bees mindlessly going about their tasks as the queen bee looms overhead. To an extent, they are their own complex organism. But they are also living ...

Honey bees, Apis mellifera (A. mellifera), have become synonymous with pollination. Yet, they are not native to North America. European colonists introduced them and are now managed at industrial ...

Many would-be beekeepers shy away from the idea because they're afraid of being stung. The author explains that, with a little know-how, stings can be a rarity, and the payoff is well worth the risk.