A sticky tug of war has arisen over the right to the “manuka honey” label — the name attached to a pricey variety whose superfood status has won it fans from TV’s Kourtney Kardashian to tennis star Novak Djokovic.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing the rusty patched bumble bee, a prized but vanishing pollinator once widely found in the upper Midwest and Northeastern United States, for federal protection as an endangered species.

The Food and Drug Administration, under public pressure to start testing samples of U.S. food for the presence of a pesticide that has been linked to cancer, has some early findings that are not so sweet. In examining honey samples from various locations in

If you have an interest in learning about beekeeping, the Bega Valley Amateur Beekeepers are holding informative introductory workshops for anyone interested in getting started.

Backyard beekeepers in Hobart are celebrating after council removed a regulation which enforced a 50-metre buffer zone between beehives and neighbouring properties

Honey bees play an essential role in agriculture, not only producing honey and beeswax but also pollinating a vast number of food crops.

Beekeeping is a unique primary industry, depending on native flora for about 80% of its production. Nectar and pollen are produced seasonally and beekeepers must often move their hives large distances to be 

A significant amount of bees in the Florida Keys have been killed due to the aerial spraying of the pesticide Naled, which is aimed at killing Zika virus-infected mosquitoes.

Bees have swarmed into the homes of marsupials in central Victoria, kicking them out and leading a local group to set up an emergency crowdfunding page to re-hive them.

Become a matchmaker who ensures that flowering plants and honeybees enjoy a beneficial relationship.