Bees have two large compound eyes on the sides of their head and three small simple eyes on top of their head. This helps them see in different directions and detect light changes quickly. Bees flap ...

A beekeeping class was held in Jackson Saturday from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. The class was available at ...

Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes ...

“These losses are severe, broad, and may impact food security through inadequate pollination services. Survey results are ...

In past research, they have been shown to add and subtract, understand the concept of zero, use symbols to represent numbers, ...

Up to now scientists got information about where bees were foraging from looking at the "waggling behavior" of the bees. This is a kind of bee dance by one bee that gives other bees information on ...

Discover the fascinating flight altitude of bees with 7 key facts, from their typical low-level flights to remarkable high-altitude journeys. Learn how bees adapt to different environments ...

The QR codes glued to bees' backs are known as fiduciary tags, which carry the smallest amount of identification information and can be quickly detected and logged via the imaging system ...

How did a common ancestor of humans and insects order information? To find out, we can compare the results of humans and bees: we last shared a common ancestor more than 600 million years ago.

Biologists have tagged hundreds of bees with QR codes so they can track their movements, and in doing so they have finally begun to solve the mystery of how far bees travel from the hive when they ...