Busy bees

Flowers are not on plants just to make them look pretty. They are there as a vital part of a...

A little mite, like a tiny spider the size of a pin head, has been plaguing New Zealand’s bee industry....

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are the most important pollinators of many cultivated food crops and other flowering plants. These plants...

Plant & Food Research is investigating whether bumblebees can be used to pollinate flowers in commercial orchards.

Below are some interesting facts about bees and honey.