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 ...

Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa conducted an experiment demonstrating that managed honeybees (Apis mellifera) on Giannutri Island significantly deplete nectar and ...

A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, one of the world’s most widely used weedkillers, can interfere with honeybee ...

Bees exhibit a complex interplay of sensory perception, learning and ecological interactions when seeking floral resources and effecting pollination. Individual foragers adjust their preferences for ...

The ability for bees to forage for food efficiently is vital to both their fitness and the pollination of wild plants and crops. However, according to a new Perspective, foraging has become ...

Pollen constitutes a vital nutritional resource for bees, supplying proteins, lipids and micronutrients essential for brood rearing and colony maintenance. The ecology of pollen encompasses its ...

Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee behaviors, according to a new study. Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee behaviors, ...

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 ...

Farmers who rent honeybee colonies for crop pollination are paying for a service measured in the tens of millions of flower ...