A honeybee that’s been promoted to forager has upgrades in her nerve cells, too. Vibration-sensing nerve cells, or neurons, are more specialized in bees tasked with finding food compared with younger, ...

Humans learn language from their elders. And the same is true of honey bees. Biologists who study bees have known that forager bees can find food in the wild and tell others in the hive where it is.

Put yourself in the exoskeleton of a bumble bee for a moment: Your world would be a riot of colors and scents, both essential to guide your search for pollen and nectar. Bumble bees have excellent ...

TUCSON, ARIZONA, March 20, 2019--Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and alfalfa do more than three times as well than if they are put next to crop fields of ...

Mar. 10—Gerard Godville's apiary in Bridgewater hums with activity and a critical mission: preserving and expanding the insect army that pollinates vegetables, fruit and flowers and contributes to the ...