Bees are incredibly important to our ecosystem. Still, bee colonies have been on the decline for years. Here's how you can ...

In contrast, European honey bees evolved with natural tree nests that are on average tall (around 150cm), narrow (20cm) with thick walls (15cm) and small entrances (7cm²).

The honey bees select a tree hollow with an entrance at the bottom that makes rising hot air inside the nest less likely to escape. They then modify it by applying an antibacterial vapour-retarding ...

Honey bees, originally a tropical insect, colonised cold climates 600,000 years ago by evolving complex behaviour patterns for finding and selecting nest cavities in trees.

The use of about 25% plastic in the brood cells was discovered in isolated cases of two types of bees, a leaf-cutter, and another that uses tree and plant resin.

News Midlands News Honey bee havoc as thousands swarm tree yards from Handsworth infant school A pest control officer has examined the scene News Charlotte Paxton Senior Journalist 15:47, 21 Jun 2018 ...

Swarming honey bees send out scouts to find suitable nests, measure them for fitness against a list of criteria such as height off the ground, volume, entrance size, and entrance location.