Beekeeper Wes Hull points a smoker toward one of his hives, calming the bees inside by disrupting the pheromones they use to communicate. (Noah Wicks photo) Wes Hull knows losing bees is part of the ...

Researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. With an electronic "ping," Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It's a ...

For Louisiana beekeeper Josh Janway, this March has been one of the worst starts to a honey bee season he can remember. Last year, he was operating with just under 4,000 hives. Now, a confluence of ...

A monitoring system devised by the University of Cordoba ascertains the flowering stages of each hive, with high precision, exploiting data on bees' behavior. Beekeeping has existed for millennia, as ...