Bees can get drunk from fermented nectar, and guard bees may eject intoxicated foragers to protect the hive from harm.

Resource overlap between wild bees and honeybees on Giannutri Island. Credit: Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.048 Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa ...

When mice sneak into beehives for warmth and honey, bees fight back. Worker bees will swarm, kill, and mummify the intruder.

Want to know how to capture a wild honey bee swarm? This step-by-step guide shows you everything you need to safely collect a bee swarm and set up your own hive. Essential info for both beginners and ...

When ecologist Rachael Winfree first began studying bees 25 years ago, she happened upon a surprise: a species of plasterer bee in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, not seen in 50 years and suspected to ...

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...