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Nearby workers rescued an 18-year-old northeast Oregon man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.
Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country — damage to the bees' internal "factories" that produce proteins. Theories about the cause of bee colony collapse have included viruses, mites, pesticides and fungi.
A species of ant that has ruined sewage pumps, fouled computers and made it difficult for homeowners to enjoy their yards has a new target: the honeybee.
Nothing screams “summer!” louder than a picnic. It’s the most relaxing (and delicious) way to enjoy the great outdoors, it is an effortless way to bring young, old and everyone in between together, and all it takes is a patch of grass or sand, some snacks and drinks, and a blanket. It’s an adventure, a feast, and a party all at once, and you don’t actually have to go to the trouble of having anyone over for dinner. In fact, picnics have been potluck since they were invented in France way back in the 1600s, so don’t be shy about asking everyone to bring a dish.
Maybe these bees were too tired to fly for themselves. A gang of honeybees landed on the wing of a plane used for flight school training at Beverly Airport. At first, the 10,000 or so bees swarmed over the left side of the aircraft, then landed on top of the left wing. The owner of the flight center called police, who said to call local bee removal expert Al Wilkins.
The decline of honeybee colonies has slowed slightly since last fall, but a mysterious combination of ailments is still decimating the insect's population, federal researchers say.
California growers of mandarin oranges are disappointed by a state agency's proposed regulations that don't force commercial bee hives to stay away from their groves.
Africanized honey bees have been found for the first time in the Beehive State. The bees, long the subject of lore as "killer bees," were recently discovered in Utah's Washington and Kane counties, the state Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.
Beekeepers who are battling a mysterious ailment that led to the disappearance of millions of honeybees now fear the sting of imported Australian bees that they worry could outcompete their hives and might carry a deadly parasite unseen in the United States.
Is it trespassing when bees do what bees do in California's tangerine groves?
Beekeepers swarmed Parliament and the prime minister's office on Wednesday, demanding more funds for research after the number of Britain's honey bees dropped by nearly a third in the past year.
Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike have to cope every day with traffic jams, pollution and even the occasional deer.
Some 12 million honey bees were released along Canada's largest highway on Monday after a truck transporting them overturned, police said.
Food prices could rise even more unless the mysterious decline in honey bees is solved, farmers and businessmen told lawmakers Thursday.
Joshua Mullen just wanted to kill the bees swarming around his utility shed. When Mullen, 26, walked away from the gasoline-soaked towels he was using, he heard a "whoosh" and turned around to see the shed in flames that spread to his rented home and wound up causing some $80,000 in damage.
A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year.
A Greenville County woman is working with a beekeeper to rid her home of 60,000 bees living in the walls of her house for a month.
The California winter has been a tough one on South Dakota beekeepers like Richard Adee.
When marauding Vikings decided to settle down they usually "went native," marrying local girls and blending in. Invading honey bees may be doing the same. The invasion of new bee populations has attracted attention in recent years with the spread of so-called Africanized, or "killer bees" moving north from South America.
Farmer Scott Hunter's almond trees are exploding into a froth of pink and white blossoms that will eventually bear more than 1 ton of nuts intended for trail mix, cereals, pastries and ice cream — but only if each bloom is visited by a honey bee.
Africanized honeybees have been found near Tioga, about eight miles north of Alexandria and 140 miles southeast of the Caddo Parish town where they were first discovered in Louisiana.
An intricate honeybee dance has generated a big buzz among scientists by serving as the model for an Internet server system that adapts in response to changing user demand.
Most folks probably think Texans would have a simple way to handle a major insect infestation: Kill them varmints.
Scientists investigating a mysterious ailment that has killed many of the nation's honeybees are concentrating on pesticides and microorganisms as possible causes of the disorder, and some beekeepers are refusing to place their hives near chemically treated fields.
Bees fight to death over femalesIt is rare for any species of animal to regularly kill its own in combat. However, male Dawson's bees, one of the world's largest bee species, are so aggressive that they kill each other en masse in a bid to mate with females.
Colony Collapse: Are Potent Pesticides Killing Honeybees?There will be a BIG price to pay if this does not stop.
Bees Fight Back Against Colony Collapse DisorderHoney bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites and toss them out of the broodnest.
Imidacloprid Implicated in Widespread Bee DeathsOn Sept. 11, SafeLawns, the Toxics Action Center of Boston and later the Pesticide Action Network called for blocking the application of a million gallons of imidacloprid solution onto 15 sq. miles of Greater Worcester, MA.
Bees attack crash victims A swarm of bees attacked victims and rescue workers after a van carrying the beehives crashed near the Turkish resort of Marmaris.
20 hurt as bees attack Turkey crash victims: reportMore than 20 people were hospitalised in Turkey after a van carrying bee hives hit a truck, angering the bees who attacked crash victims and rescuers, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Short-haired bumblebee to be repopulated in UKDescendants of the lost UK bumblebee will be brought from New Zealand to Dungeness in what could be a landmark repopulation programme
Virus Swarm May Lie Behind Honey Bee CatastropheResearchers examining the recently unveiled genome of the honey bee think they've uncovered a big clue in dealing with the colony collapse disorder ravaging U.S. hives.
Tumors Feel The Deadly Sting Of NanobeesWhen bees sting, they pump poison into their victims. Now the toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
New Clues in the Mass Death of BeesIn late 2006, something strange began to happen to America's honeybees. Colonies that were once thriving suddenly went still, almost overnight. The worker bees that make hives run simply disappeared, their bodies never to be found.
WSU researchers home in on bee malady's causesWashington State University researchers on the trail of a mysterious honeybee killer have narrowed the list of contributors to two – a microscopic pathogen and pesticides.
New Vaccine Could Save Bees Worldwide From Devastating Disorder Scientists have developed a revolutionary new drug that could solve the problem of Colony Collapse Disorder, the disturbing syndrome that has been wiping out bee communities and threatening agricultural production all over the world.
Honeybees sterilise their hivesHoneybees sterilise their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists have discovered.
Replacing the HoneybeeEntomologists struggle to find an alternative to the vanishing honeybee
New Israeli vaccine could save bees from colony collapse disorderAn Israeli company has developed a revolutionary new drug that could solve the problem of Colony Collapse Disorder, the disturbing syndrome that has been wiping out bee communities and threatening agricultural production all over the world.
Human shrub vows to strike again and againThe Human Shrub has vowed to strike "again and again and again" until he wins his crusade to fill a town with the perfume of flowers and buzzing of bees.
Bayou Cane now equipped for bee attacks and pet oxygen masksBayou Cane Fire District now has equipment to handle bee emergencies as well as some specially designed pet oxygen resuscitation masks. The masks were donated by Monica from Virginia.
Man Stung More Than 250 Times by Bees74-year-old Waco man survived being stung more than 250 times in an attack by bees while he mowed his yard.
Honeybee mobs overpower hornets (video)Honeybee hordes use two weapons - heat and carbon dioxide - to kill their natural enemies, giant hornets. Japanese honeybees form "bee balls" - mobbing and smothering the predators.
Beekeeping diary: the hard life of a beeSecond in a series, the burgeoning colony seems to be faltering slightly in its first week.
Honeybees buzz parked plane at Beverly AirportYou've heard of snakes on a plane, but on Sunday there were about 10,000 bees on a plane at Beverly Airport. A swarm of honeybees landed on the wing of a plane used for flight school training, parked on the tarmac of the airport's west side off Burley Street.
Bumblebee extinct in Britain to be reintroduced from New ZealandA bumblebee which died out in the UK, but survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than a hundred years ago, is to be reintroduced here under plans announced today.
Union Square Hero Takes Care Of Bees-ness Buzz off! Union Square looked more like Avenue Bee yesterday as a swirling swarm of the insects shocked passers-by and forced stores to shutter until a brave amateur beekeeper came to the rescue.
Ok, I was reliving a story about how I fell on a cactus bush.... Tush down .... of course, and a discussion ensued on another prickly item that entered my left cheek. One day I sat on a porch and felt fire hit my ass. I got up and there was a dead wasp.
My friends, we have all been misled, duped, hoodwinked even. While we fight our imagined enemies, the real enemy has infiltrated our society to the extent that our most secret sanctuaries are open to them, and our most intimate secrets laid bare.
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