Hendersonville NC Bees

Prior to the arrival of the Old World settlers, honey bees were unknown to Native Americans. In fact,  Thomas Jefferson,  briefly di...

Soft, sweet, and melodious. This is a fun song that ties the dying of the bees and the upcoming zombie apocalypse together. More theor...

Legend has it that a swarm of bees lit upon the face of Ambrose after his birth—not to sting him but to leave a single drop of honey be...

How does this mite infect bees? What happens if it goes untreated? What are the symptoms of tracheal mite infestation? This micrograph ...

What does the varroa mite parasitize in the colony? Varroa destructor and varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fl...