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Biologists in Germany have found that bumblebees repel creatures invading their nests with an

Researchers of the University of Illinois in Urbana, USA, led by Gene Robinson, say nepotism among bees is governed by a brain chemical that helps them distinguish intruders from fellow hive members.

Scientists are using the ability of bees to pick traces of dust and

Far from being avid shift workers, young honeybees are quite hopeless when it comes to timekeeping

Introduced bee species may create problem for native species in India

The bumble bee falls victim to the hi tech floriculture techniques of gardeners in the UK

Appearances are deceptive, as the case of honey bees demonstrates. Though physiologically alike, queens and workers among bees can be genetically classified as different species

Like ants and termites, bees too are known to follow a fixed path whenever they are on the move. Entomologists S A Cameron and J B Whitfield studied the Bombus tranversalis species of humble bee

New means of collecting honey will no longer destroy the entire honey comb