A new report warns of a massive pollination shortfall in Australia this year as varroa mite wipes out hives and forces ...

The Australian bee industry is warning of a potential food crisis because varroa mite has wiped out at least 60-percent of ...

In this two-part special, host Paul West challenges four families to successfully keep a honeybee hive, bringing these ...

Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The ...

Four swarms of Asian bees found in Cairns, Australia have been cleared of carrying the dreaded Varroa destructor mite, but the intruders themselves could pose the beginning of a serious threat to ...

Australia’s honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae), ...

A natural compound made by Australian bees to seal their hives may help stop scarring in human skin after surgery, injury and burns, according to University of the Sunshine Coast researchers. The ...

A rare Australian native bee was identified again in the wild after nearly 100 years. (Courtesy of James Dorey Photography / Flinders University) A field researcher identified the bee, which faces new ...

Plenty of us can’t help but headbang. You put “Black Magic” or “New Millenium Cyanide Christ” on, and pretty quickly our heads are threatening to go flying off of our necks. But for Australian ...

An extremely rare species of bee that hasn't been seen for nearly a century and was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered by a lone researcher in Australia. But the bee was recently rediscovered ...