Frontiers in Bee Science

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Apr 2026

Effects of Nutritional Supplementation on Honey bee Apis mellifera L. Brood Development, Colony Population Growth, and Honey Yield in Central Ethiopia

in Bees in Pollination

W. A. Hailemariam
Mbajiorgu C.A
Baitsholetsi Gloria Mokolopi

Frontiers in Bee Science

213 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Apr 2026

Floral diversity in tropical landscapes affects fatty acid composition in bee bread

in Bee Protection and Health

Chris Cannizzaro
Peter Brooks
Raywin Ovah
Kelly Inae
Rachele Wilson
Wiebke Kämper
Ido Bar
Alison Shapcott
Helen M. Wallace

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2026.1773714

383 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2026

Tall trees and exotic herbs identified in pollen and nest materials of seven cavity-nesting solitary bee species in Australia

in Bee Protection and Health

R. S. Wilson
A. Keller
S. D. Leonhardt
T. J. Smith
C. J. Burwell
C. Fuller
A. Shapcott
B. F. Kaluza
H. M. Wallace

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2026.1744662

535 views

Editorial

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Editorial: Women in bee science

in Bee Physiology

Susan E. Fahrbach
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Patrícia Nunes-Silva
Helen M. Wallace

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2026.1781526

906 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Stingless bees in coffee: yield gains and assessing neonicotinoid impact

in Bees in Pollination

Jenifer Dias Ramos
Gustavo Souza Santos
Charles Fernando dos Santos
Thamires Sá De Oliveira Kaminski
Ana Paola Cione
Denise Araujo Alves
Fernando Celso Longhim Quenzer
Alistair John Campbell
Andrigo Monroe Pereira
Helen Thompson

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1644205

2,431 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Comprehensive review on improved honey production: techniques, challenges, opportunities, and future prospects in Africa

in Bee Protection and Health

Etsemeskel Tadele
Destaw Worku
Teshager Muluneh
Yitayih Ayana
Abebe Melese

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1588416

4,486 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 06 Oct 2025

The effect of neonicotinoids on bumblebees (Bombus spp.): a systematic review

in Bee Protection and Health

Daisy J. Dennis
Alexandra J. Gibbs

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1657493

3,874 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Dancing on the edge: honey bee recruitment networks are sparse and affected by individuality in waggle dance behavior

in Bee Physiology

Laura C. McHenry
Roger Schürch
Lindsay E. Johnson
Bradley D. Ohlinger
Margaret J. Couvillon

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1654032

2,683 views

Opinion

Published on 15 Sep 2025

Knowledge gaps on Neotropical solitary bees

in Bee Protection and Health

Isabel Alves-dos-Santos
Maria Cristina Gaglianone

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1670631

2,244 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Aug 2025

Editorial: Horizons in bee science

in Bee Protection and Health

David De Jong
Peter G. Kevan
Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca
Philip J. Lester
Susan E. Fahrbach
Margaret M. Mayfield

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1667590

2,305 views

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2025

Climate change will lead to local extinctions and mismatched range contractions disrupting bee-dependent crop pollination

in Bees in Pollination

Willams Oliveira
Oswaldo Cruz-Neto
Jéssica L. S. Silva
Marcelo Tabarelli
Carlos A. Peres
Ariadna V. Lopes

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1510451

5,637 views
11 citations

Review

Published on 26 May 2025

Chromosome evolution in bees

in Bee Genetics

Robin E. Owen

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1395037

4,651 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2025

Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) potentially reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees through a male-bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction

in Bees in Pollination

Kit Prendergast
Mark V. Murphy
Peter G. Kevan
Zong-Xin Ren
Lynne A. Milne

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1508958

10,828 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2025

Infestation levels of Aphomia sociella in bumblebees increase with proximity to apiaries and result in lower reproductive output and weaker immune response

in Bee Protection and Health

Ronalds Krams
Tatjana Grigorjeva
Jonathan Willow
Sergejs Popovs
Māris Munkevics
Giedrius Trakimas
Jorge Contreras-Garduño
André Rodrigues de Souza
Colton B. Adams
Markus J. Rantala

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1550560

4,949 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Unhealthy brood odor scores predict pathogen loads of several important honey bee diseases

in Bee Protection and Health

Samantha A. Alger
P. Alexander Burnham
M. Sydney Miller
Esmaeil Amiri
Corinne Jordan
Kaira Wagoner

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1509871

6,949 views
6 citations

Editorial

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Editorial: Applied bee science and technology transfer

in Bee Protection and Health

Nuria Morfin
Karina Antúnez
Patricia Aldea-Sánchez
M. Marta Guarna

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1565929

2,192 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Editorial: Biology of giant honeybees

in Bee Physiology

Gard W. Otis
Willard S. Robinson
Axel Brockmann
Gerald Kastberger

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1572680

2,311 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Effect of honeybee queen size and HSP90 and HSC70 gene expression on thermal stress resistance

in Bee Genetics

Alireza Derafsh
Abdolreza Salehi
Esmaeil Amiri
Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1498092

2,881 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 07 Mar 2025

Population delimitation in bumble bees - strategies and research gaps

in Bee Genetics

Lilian Gornall
Jens Dauber
Wiebke Sickel

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1507903

4,123 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Characterization of the diversity of pollinating insects and their interactions with the flora of the “Agro-forêts pour le développement de Kipushi” perimeter

in Bees in Pollination

Pierre Makolo Kasongo
Alain Tshibungu Nkulu
Mylor Ngoy Shutcha
David Mugisho Bugeme

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1394670

3,842 views

Editorial

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Editorial: Pollinators: a network to life

in Bees in Pollination

Connal Eardley
Katja Hogendoorn
Christine Coppinger

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1534837

1,856 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Climate change will alter Amazonian bumblebees’ distribution, but effects are species-specific

in Bee Protection and Health

Patrícia Nunes-Silva
André Luis Acosta
Rafael Cabral Borges
Breno Magalhães Freitas
Ricardo Caliari Oliveira
Tereza Cristina Giannini
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1510004

3,802 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2025

Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study

in Bee Physiology

Gerald Kastberger
Martin Ebner
Thomas Hötzl

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1411720

3,686 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2024

Unveiling the effects of land use and intra-seasonal variation on bee and plant diversity and their ecological interactions in vegetation surrounding coffee plantations

in Bees in Pollination

Quebin Bosbely Casiá-Ajché
Natalia Escobedo-Kenefic
Denisse Escobar-González
Edson Cardona
Alfredo Mejía-Coroy
Javier Morales-Siná
Eunice Enríquez
Patricia Landaverde-González

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1408854

3,765 views
3 citations

59 articles

articles

Effects of Nutritional Supplementation on Honey bee Apis mellifera L. Brood Development, Colony Population Growth, and Honey Yield in Central Ethiopia

Floral diversity in tropical landscapes affects fatty acid composition in bee bread

Tall trees and exotic herbs identified in pollen and nest materials of seven cavity-nesting solitary bee species in Australia

Editorial: Women in bee science

Stingless bees in coffee: yield gains and assessing neonicotinoid impact

Comprehensive review on improved honey production: techniques, challenges, opportunities, and future prospects in Africa

The effect of neonicotinoids on bumblebees (Bombus spp.): a systematic review

Dancing on the edge: honey bee recruitment networks are sparse and affected by individuality in waggle dance behavior

Knowledge gaps on Neotropical solitary bees

Editorial: Horizons in bee science

Climate change will lead to local extinctions and mismatched range contractions disrupting bee-dependent crop pollination

Chromosome evolution in bees

Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) potentially reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees through a male-bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction

Infestation levels of Aphomia sociella in bumblebees increase with proximity to apiaries and result in lower reproductive output and weaker immune response

Unhealthy brood odor scores predict pathogen loads of several important honey bee diseases

Editorial: Applied bee science and technology transfer

Editorial: Biology of giant honeybees

Effect of honeybee queen size and HSP90 and HSC70 gene expression on thermal stress resistance

Population delimitation in bumble bees - strategies and research gaps

Characterization of the diversity of pollinating insects and their interactions with the flora of the “Agro-forêts pour le développement de Kipushi” perimeter

Editorial: Pollinators: a network to life

Climate change will alter Amazonian bumblebees’ distribution, but effects are species-specific

Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study

Unveiling the effects of land use and intra-seasonal variation on bee and plant diversity and their ecological interactions in vegetation surrounding coffee plantations