In the face of colony collapse, some beekeepers are foregoing insecticides and opting instead to breed bees with ...

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service describes American foulbrood disease on its website as “one of the most widespread and the most destructive of the honey bee brood diseases.” ...

Warm periods are very healthy for honey bees, according to Dr. Reed ... the queen it's time to start laying eggs to produce brood, or young bees. Once the eggs hatch, they are fed royal jelly ...

"Our data suggests that healthy wild bee communities require healthy honey bee colony management," she said. "Practices that help reduce disease loads in honey bees include ensuring cross-season ...

awareness on commercial honey bee colony management practices and new research on bee nutrition in the hopes beekeepers will have better access to healthy food for their colonies, according to the ...