The Cape honey bee is one of the most important but often overlooked contributors to food security in South Africa. These ...

Apiculturist Warwick Kerr figured he had some perfectly good reasons for bringing 20 African queen bees into his native Brazil nine years ago. Though it is known to be ferocious, the African bee ...

The unexpected presence of Apis florea, commonly known as the red dwarf bee, was confirmed on the Mediterranean island of ...

I can’t really blame the bees, though. I would protect my home and family, too. Farmers in Africa have lived with bees since the dawn of time. Those who learn how to handle them safely can enjoy ...

The ambitious scientist aimed to isolate traits of each species and breed them into a new subspecies, combining the European bees' greater honey yields with the African honeybees' adaptation to warmer ...