bee

  • Who’s Up for Some Killer Bee Beer?

    Who’s Up for Some Killer Bee Beer?

    If you’re looking for booze with an extra bit of buzz, you’re in luck. Microbiologists in the U.K. have just created beer using yeast sourced from the guts of Africanized honey bees, a.k.a. killer bees. The bee beer was brewed by researchers from Cardiff University. They were visiting Namibia, located in southwest Africa, as a…


  • An Invasive Hornet That Murders Honeybees Has Arrived

    An Invasive Hornet That Murders Honeybees Has Arrived

    The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced earlier this week that a beekeeper in Savannah found an unusual insect later identified by University of Georgia officials as a yellow-legged hornet. Yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) are an invasive species that decimate honeybee colonies, which are all-you-can-eat buffets to the hornets. They are native to southeast Asia but…