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Original Research

Accepted on 22 Aug 2025

Dancing on the Edge: Honey Bee Recruitment Networks are Sparse and Affected by Individuality in Waggle Dance Behavior

in Bee Physiology

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

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1654032

260 views

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

1,306 views

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

2,376 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2024

Socio-ecological surveys of Apis dorsata in the mountains of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India

in Bee Physiology

Shiny Mariam Rehel
Mahadesha Basavegowda
Justinraj Thankiyan
Pratim Roy

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1385640

1,924 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jul 2024

Taxonomic revision and identification keys for the giant honey bees

in Bee Physiology

Nyaton Kitnya
Axel Brockmann
Gard W. Otis

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1379952

4,051 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2024

The distribution of Apis laboriosa revisited: range extensions, biogeographic affinities, and species distribution modelling

in Bee Physiology

Gard W. Otis
Man-Juan Huang
Nyaton Kitnya
Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh
Abu ul Hassan Faiz
Chinh H. Phung
Natapot Warrit
Yan-Qiong Peng
Xin Zhou
Hlaing Min Oo

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1374852

2,934 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Apr 2024

The effect of land cover on the foraging behavior and pollen in the honey of the giant bee Apis dorsata in Sumatra

in Bee Physiology

Rika Raffiudin
Meis Dyahastuti
Rahmia Nugraha
Tiara Sayusti
Nina Ratna Djuita
Erik Suwananda
Vera Allvioningrum
Reza Mardhony
Siria Biagioni
Christina Ani Setyaningsih

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1366287

3,097 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 27 Sep 2023

Possible functions of ecdysone signaling reiteratively used in the adult honey bee brain

in Bee Physiology

Yasuhiro Matsumura
Hiroki Kohno
Takeo Kubo

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2023.1251714

2,147 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2023

Altered synaptic organization in the mushroom bodies of honey bees exposed as foragers to the pesticide fipronil

in Bee Physiology

James J. Privitt
Byron N. Van Nest
Susan E. Fahrbach

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2023.1219991

2,425 views
6 citations

Specialty Grand Challenge

Published on 26 Jan 2023

Specialty grand challenge – Building a 21st century community of bee physiologists to tackle 21st century challenges to bee thriving

in Bee Physiology

Susan E. Fahrbach

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2023.1129283

2,015 views