WASHINGTON — During the dog days of summer, a colony of honeybees were desperate for water. The sweltering summer heat forced the bees to drink from the closest water source they could find. Which ...

Honey is the sweet, sticky, delicious condiment that’s loved across the world. In 2021, the global honey industry was valued at approximately $8 billion, per Statista. Bees work overtime to produce ...

Temperature can increase bee colony loss in dry, hot and wet seasons, and beekeepers practicing water supplementation experience up to 10% less decrease, a study says. Bees, particularly honeybees, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nectar is a sugary water that attracts bees to flowers for pollination. While the bees drink, pollen gets stuck to their bodies. As they fly ...

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -Bees once thrived among the date palms along the Shatt al-Arab, where Iraq's mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet, but drought has shrivelled the green trees and life in the ...

Beekeepers struggle with rising salinity and extreme heat Honey production in Basra expected to decline by 50% this season Water crisis worsened by upstream dams, raising salinity levels BASRA, Iraq, ...