Bees rely on sunlight and polarized light to navigate, making nighttime flight dangerous and often impossible for honey bees.

As temperatures rise, the bees change how they fly to decrease the heat they generate from metabolism, which helps the insects avoid overheating and save precious water. Honey bees carrying nectar ...

French entomologists studied and calculated the aerodynamics of honeybee flight in 1934 and concluded that it was impossible for a bee to fly. No one bothered to tell the bees, however and therefore ...