Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

The Sunshine State’s warm winter temperatures keep the bees active, allowing them to continue to forage. So-called “migratory beekeepers” rely on this three-month sojourn to build up their colonies’ ...

Everyone loves bees, butterflies, other pollinators and most people understand the critical role which beneficial insects play in the environment. And many gardeners and homeowners have planted native ...

An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now nestled in the ...

Insects use different mechanisms to survive the winter. Some species, such as praying mantis, spend the winter as eggs, then hatch in the spring. Others, like woolly bear caterpillars, go into a ...

A honey bee in Mettler, Calif. (photo: Department of Water Resources) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service reported winter honey bees have a higher resistance to ...

Entering this spring, beekeepers will be tasked with rebounding from the worst winter in over a decade for winter bee ...

A mild winter is bringing out the bees. We took a look at why hives are swarming sooner than expected and how you can get them to buzz off. We took a closer look into this year's swarming season and ...

Mon, 19 May 2014 23:28:04 GMT — A long and very cold winter has created some concern across the country for the honey bee population and how it could impact honey products and agriculture. The Rare ...

During the bleak days of winter, bees and other pollinators look to gardeners for the nourishment that keeps them going until the more abundant seasons of the year arrive. “Black-tailed bumblebees are ...

Where do they go? How do they survive winter – or do they survive at all? The answer varies and actually depends on the bees’ social lives. From social honeybees to solitary carpenter bees, the way ...