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.” ...

"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 ...

Research published earlier this week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution may partly explain why: Bees with healthy microbial ... “If you are doing brood care, you don’t care whether ...

(STACKER) — It is estimated that the honey bee’s annual ... or requeening colonies when a queen bee dies, and expanding existing colonies to keep them healthy and productive.

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 ...