Seven years ago, Andrea Montoya took her grandson to play in Boulder Creek – and her life changed forever. “My husband said, ‘Did you see that structure over there? That’s called a bee house,'” ...

Bee colonies are rapidly declining, which spells bad news for the environment. As of 2025, annual honey bee colony losses in the U.S. are projected to reach between 60% and 70%. Although not all ...

Humanity’s relationship with bees stretches back into our species’ history, with the earliest pictorial records of apiculture dating to about 1600 BC. For most of that time, human and bee populations ...

AUBURN, Al. (WRBL) — Essential to plant and human life, bees play a key role in pollinating the food we eat, but they are facing a crisis. Founded in 2025, Auburn’s new “Bee Center” does more than ...

Why bees matter: Bees pollinate fruits, vegetables, nuts, and wildflowers, supporting biodiversity and global food security. What’s threatening them: Habitat loss, harmful pesticides, and parasites ...

Honey bees across the country are under attack from tiny, eight-legged parasitic mites. These mites burrow between the segments of the bees' adult bodies or invade their larvae and infect them with ...

North America's bee populations are in trouble, but don't blame the honey bees. While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees – those raised to help pollinate crops and produce ...