7 Best Articles on Bees
The most useful articles on bees from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Bees Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on bees by Refind users in 2023.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on bees—all under 10 minutes.
Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions
Scientists are learning amazing things about bees’ sensory perception and mental capabilities.
Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds
Apple and cherry production hampered by lack of wild bees, who are suffering from a loss of habitat, toxic pesticides and the climate crisis
What’s stranger than bees telling time? How we learned that they can.
Bees can tell time—and even get jet lag. But that's not something scientists could simply assume. Here's how to test the sensory perception of an insect.
US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees
Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination
More birds and bees, please! 12 easy, expert ways to rewild your garden
Now is the perfect time to boost the biodiversity of any outside space you have – whether by buying your cat a bell or ditching the insecticides
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on bees.
Why do bees die when they sting you?
Suicide is a truly bizarre evolutionary strategy. Why does it exist?
'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession
Bees are essential to the functioning of America’s titanic almond industry – and billions are dying in the process
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