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(KTLA) — Dozens of students were hospitalized after being stung by bees at Palmdale High School on Tuesday afternoon. A swarm of bees was reported to dispatch at 12:09 p.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Richard Licon said. Firefighters … Source: Honey & Bee

Could you do your job if you were kicked out your house, had no food, and under constant attack by parasites and poisons? Not likely. But this is what life is like for many species of birds, bees and other insects who pollinate our crops and help grow one … Source: Honey & Bee

Aug. 19 is National Honey Bee Day, a day to celebrate one of the most important and widespread pollinators of our food and flowers. And we need to do more to protect honey bees and all of our pollinators. Honey bees pollinate many of the foods we eat … Source: Honey & Bee

Scientists have discovered a group of genes critical to the survival and reproduction of Varroa mites, the chief enemy of honey bees. The genes could be targeted to control or eliminate the mites. Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honey … Source: Honey & Bee

The other day, my son River and I were outside playing when he spotted a family of bees buzzing around a bed of purple hosta flowers along the front porch. Immediately mesmerized, the world around him stopped as he crouched down to get as close as he could … Source: Honey & Bee

Honey bees give us delicious honey and that is by far not everything they do for us humans. With around one third of the food we consume being pollinated by bee colonies, these little buzzers are absolutely vital to agriculture and the food we eat. Source: Honey & Bee

That’s what they feed their young,” he explained. Wasps differ from bees in terms of diet and aggression. “Honey bees and bumblebees feed their young a combination of nectar and pollen, whereas the yellow jackets, they will feed their young meat … Source: Honey & Bee

At times, love hurts. In Clifton Best’s case scenario, it stings. A lot. Best loves honey bees, and any relationship with these life-giving insects comes at the cost of the occasional sting. For Best and the 50 other members of Brevard Backyard … Source: Honey & Bee

GREENSBORO — You know they’re serious crafters because they bring their own scissors and glue guns. They’re also seriously generous. The Smith Senior Center’s Honey Bee Helpers are a few dozen creative, talented crafters who come together weekly to … Source: Honey & Bee

LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Its a story you have to see to believe. 22News visited a house in Ludlow that has more than 10,000 honey bees working on one tree. The sound these honey bees make gets louder, the closer you get to the tree. And they’ve been … Source: Honey & Bee