Bee behavior The insect foraging (for) gene encodes a cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) that affects foraging behavior. In Drosophila two different for alleles have been found, and the two ...

Cultivating flowering plants for pollinator gardens, commercial farms, or home landscapes often relies on the use of ...

Resource overlap between wild bees and honeybees on Giannutri Island. Credit: Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.048 Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa ...

“Human beings and honey bees are almost the same word.” According to Prof. Thomas Seeley, the Horace White Professor in Biology Emeritus, in addition to these phonetic similarities, honey bees also ...

An unusual study that involved barcoding and tracking the behavior of thousands of individual honey bees in six queenless beehives and analyzing gene expression in their brains offers new insights ...

Around the world, honeybees are dying in large numbers. This die-off is in part because of a deadly virus that can kill bees or impair their ability to return to the hives after foraging. But ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience Bumblebees and Pavlov's dogs have something in common: Both can learn to associate two things they've never seen together ...

As a hobbyist beekeeper, I'm always excited to come across papers on bee biology. Bees are fascinating to me largely because of their eusociality, meaning that most bees never reproduce but instead ...

Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The ...

Bees cope with heat better when they’re together. A new study shows social signals can prevent stress responses under extreme ...