Extreme heat can overcome honeybees’ ability to regulate the temperature in their hives, which can threaten young bees and ...

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Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused ...

Novel research highlights effects on flight genes and thermogenesis in honey bees after exposure to dinotefuran, a ...

Extreme summer heat is overwhelming honey bee hives. Discover how high temperatures disrupt a colony's cooling system, leading to decline and what it means for our future.

Turn the air conditioner on, it’s a scorcher out there. When honeybee hives get too hot, thirsty bees beg their specialised, water-foraging sisters for more liquid, which ends up cooling the colony.