The Open Source Beehives Project aims to lower the barriers to backyard beekeeping with simple, low-cost hive designs. With bees dying by the millions, they need to spread the buzz. Bees have been ...

As an undergraduate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Eliyah Radzyner developed an unexpected passion: honeybees. While pursuing a degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, he began ...

It might feel too risky to get up close to a nest in your yard. Tell the different between a wasp and bee habitat at a glance with these simple tips.

Traditionally, beehives have been little more than wooden boxes with multiple internal screens upon which bees can deposit honey. The Urban Beehive by Philips is a much more modern, sleek version of ...

Robots that can monitor conditions in a hive, do a waggle dance, or even infiltrate the queen’s court could help scientists influence the health of a colony. Something was wrong, but Thomas Schmickl ...

A colony of Bombus terrestris bumblebees, with workers attending to the brood. They are filling wax pots with nectar and pollen. Credit: Ash Samuelson Bumblebees and honeybees are two species of bees ...