Bees and their pollination methods are integral to the ecosystem, as well as agriculture of all types. Unfortunately, bee colonies are struggling due to pesticide use and habitat destruction. And now ...

Giant honeybees, including Apis dorsata (shown), send waves cascading across their open nests by flipping their abdomens upward in a coordinated motion. The behavior seems to deter bee predators ...

The Asian giant honeybee, Apis dorsata, builds its large single-comb ... Colonies are known to create an insulating 'bee curtain' of five to seven layers of bees covering the single central ...

The ‘buzz’ is loud, as all four of India’s indigenous honey bees — the Apis cerana indica, Apis dorsata, Apis florea and Trigona (stingless bee) — get to work collecting nectar and pollen.

The Apis Mellifera is the most common bee species in the world, and the most extensively farmed — 75% of honey produced in India comes from them. But it is high time we looked at our own bees.

Here we show that colonies of the giant honeybee Apis dorsata are able to find the same nest location even after seasonal migration. As worker bees do not have first-hand knowledge of the old nest ...

Not all bees are honey bees. Honeybees belong to the genus, Apis, and from an Indian perspective, the relevant species are Apis florea, Apis dorsata, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. Next to your ...

The centre of apiculture studies and environmental specialists have also proposed the site, also called Apis Dorsata bee nest site, to be recognised as a world heritage site so that it could be ...

Experts say that bee attack cases such as the recent ones in Uttar Pradesh are likely carried out by Apis dorsata, more commonly known as the giant honeybee or rock bee. This is one of the 12-odd ...

On Feb 19, at least 10 people were injured when bees attacked groups that had gathered there to mark Shiv Jayanti. About 50,000 people had gathered at the fort for celebrations that day ...