Bees choreograph their twists and turns with cues about the direction, distance and even the deliciousness of flowers around the hive. Now a new study in the journal Science shows that honey bees ...

How is honey made? Unlike many other bees, honeybee species don't hibernate in winter. Instead, they stay active in their hives. During the coldest months, honeybees cluster together to keep warm ...

One honey bee colony — also called a hive — may have more than 50,000 bees, while bumble bee colonies usually have just a few hundred bees. Stingless bee colonies are often small, but some are ...

(Photo courtesy of Bert Gildart) Cheylenne and David Gildart tend to their honey bee hive. (Photo courtesy of Bert Gildart) David Gildart shows off his honey bee hive. (Photo courtesy of Bert ...

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...