Bee Blog

April 2026 SoCal's Hybrid Bees Can Fight Off Deadly Mites A UC Riverside study finds that a genetically unique honeybee population in Southern California suppresses Varroa mites at rates no commercial breed has ever matched. A Southern California hybrid honeybee hive...

Nature's Own Medicine: How Scientists Are Breeding Bees That Fight Disease From the Inside Out A groundbreaking study from the University of Vermont may have just changed the future of beekeeping — and the fate of our food supply. Honey bees from "hygienic" colonies...

Europe’s Wild Bees Are Sliding Toward Extinction — What That Means for All of Us (and What You Can Do) In mid-October 2025, a major update to the European Red List sounded a clear alarm: at least 172 of 1,928 assessed wild bee species in Europe are now threatened with...

It’s not often that a chance encounter with nature becomes the spark for a medical miracle. Recently, Popular Mechanics shared a stunning story about Ellie Lobel, a former nuclear physicist who, after years of debilitating late-stage Lyme disease, found herself in...

Did You Know? Plants Can Hear Bees and Respond with More Nectar When we think of sound, we often think of humans, animals, or maybe even the rustling of leaves in the wind. But recent research has revealed something truly astonishing—plants, it seems, can "hear" too....

Unprecedented Losses in 2025 As the year 2025 progresses, scientists and beekeepers across the United States are witnessing a deeply alarming trend: honeybee colonies are declining at rates never seen before. While the beekeeping industry has become, unfortunately,...

New Bee Species Discovered in California and Vermont: A Promising Sign for Pollinator Conservation The world of pollinators is abuzz with excitement following the recent discovery of new bee species in California and Vermont. These findings shed light on the intricate...

Pesticide Use and Its Impact on Bees: A Deep Dive Into Neonicotinoids Bees are essential pollinators in our ecosystem, but in recent years, they’ve been facing an alarming decline. One of the main culprits often cited in this bee crisis is pesticide use, particularly...

Rethinking Pest Control: The Urgent Need to Protect Native Bee Species in the United States As the United States faces mounting environmental challenges, there is a growing recognition that conventional pest control methods must be rethought to protect native bee...

The Process of Safe Bee Removal and Relocation Bees are fascinating creatures that play a crucial role in our ecosystem. They are responsible for pollinating a significant portion of the plants we rely on for food and other products. However, sometimes bees set up...