About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious ...

Three times in the past 120 years, honeybees have disappeared for mysterious reasons. Twice since the 1980's, there have been infestations of bee-killing mites. But those episodes have been restricted ...

With the loss of 50-70% of honey bee colonies in parts of the nation in 2025, beekeepers and researchers are racing to find out what is causing the ...

“Bugonia” opens not with action, but with a conversation: two men, Don and Teddy, talking about bees. Teddy explains colony collapse disorder: a phenomenon where bees abandon their queen, leaving the ...

Philip Gerrie lives in Noe Valley with, as he puts it, “a spouse, two cats, and 100,000 bees.” The past president of the San Francisco Beekeepers' Association is a soft-spoken man who calmly notes ...

This week marked the beginning of what’s called “the peaking season” for state lawmakers, and it’s seen some food-safety-related bills moving forward without producing any big trends. The ...