A queen honeybee, upside-down in a tube, gets instrumentally inseminated. Since California beekeeper Valeri Strachan-Severson started breeding honeybees, she has seen a marked difference in the health ...

Australian researchers are delving into the secret life of bees in a quest to breed more resilient, productive and happy honey-makers.The nation's ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — According to Gary Carns, president of the Capital Area Beekeepers Association and an eighth generation beekeeper, two thirds of our food we eat are pollenated by honeybees.

For beekeepers interested in developing a better bee, the Penn State Extension is offering the course Honeybee Breeding Program Design. Participants will learn how to improve honeybee colony health, ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Every hive needs its queen, and with 2.3 million honeybee hives engaged in commercial pollination and honey production in the U.S., queen breeders like Mark Sundberg are ...