Yet for all our research, there are still many mysteries about their foraging behavior—how bees evaluate nectar quality, determine travel distances, and make collective decisions. To answer ...

These nectars, and finally honey, tend to be much darker in color and have a rich flavor. Once the forager bee brings the nectar back to the hive the nectar will have been mixed with special enzymes ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

While not as deep and complex as a Super Bowl half-time show, the bees' moves, known as the "waggle" dance, convey very specific food foraging instructions to their nestmates. The direction the ...

Honeybee dance 'styles' sway food foraging success Date: February 24, 2025 Source: Virginia Tech Summary: Biologists have learned several interesting patterns related to bee communication. One ...