Bee colonies across the country died at alarming rates last year although the Alabama pollinators fared slightly better, according to an annual survey. The survey is conducted by Auburn University, in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "catastrophic" and escalating loss of honey bee colonies across the United States is concerning experts. A nationwide survey ...

Beekeepers are discovering severe colony losses that could impact food security through inadequate pollination, according to a recent survey and report. Commercial beekeepers nationwide discovered the ...

Tropical Agricultural Areas Face Unprecedented Pollinator Collapse The hardest hit regions appear to be sub-Saharan Africa, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia continues to see steep honey bee colony losses. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says a survey from October through April found that nearly 33 ...

Dean Haskin, owner of Mickle Hollow LLC works around the clock with honey bees. “I would say right now is the busiest,” said Haskin. Haskin’s bee farm currently has about 35 bee colonies — which are a ...

While the exact cause of heightened bee colony losses nationwide is unknown, possible factors include parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition. Federal funding cuts to the USDA and research ...

Mitzvah Garden KC in the Kansas City area lost most of its honeybee colonies this year. Beekeeper Robert Burns suspects it's due to pesticide exposure and recent dry weather that impacted the bees' ...

Commercial beekeepers suffered colony losses of 62% between June and February, according to a nationwide survey. “This is unprecedented and a crisis,” said Matt Mulica, facilitator of the Honey Bee ...

The “catastrophic” and escalating loss of honey bee colonies across the United States is concerning experts. A nationwide survey of beekeepers “has revealed catastrophic honey bee colony losses across ...