A TRAGIC amateur beekeeper died after suffering an allergic reaction to a bee sting, an inquest heard. Alan Ransom was ...

The inquest heard that the amateur beekeeper was not wearing his beekeeper’s hat at the time of his death. Civil engineer ...

A coroner said that the 55-year-old’s death was ‘pursuant to developing an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting on his left ...

You see them on flowers. You see them on your soda can. You feared them when you saw them in your classroom as a child. They're bees, and every spring you see them everywhere. Here's what you should ...

Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’ ...

In a remote corner of Peru’s central Amazon, a small, ancient pollinator has quietly rewritten legal history. Native ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show hornets, wasps and bees have killed more people every year for the last five reported years. The new statistics were published Friday.

Africanized honey bees, also referred to as "killer bees," are currently found in 13 states and are now slowly spreading northward. These bees are the most aggressive species of bee, as they are ...

Bees are beloved as pollinators and dreaded for their painful stings. But their venom is also hailed by some for medicinal qualities that lessen the impact of chronic pain. The finding that bee venom ...

aren’t the only critters with poison potential. Insects also evolved to use venom as a weapon for warding off attackers or immobilizing prey. But instead of using their fangs as a delivery device, ...

Carpenter bees might not wear tool belts like real carpenters, but they do have impressive woodworking abilities thanks to their strong jaws. The jaws of this bee are strong enough to drill perfect ...