Top Research Publications

Research Publications

The American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) Research Committee has collated top research publications for your review. We will be posting the latest ones each month.

2026 Publications

August Publications

July Publications

Is Organic Honey Really Lower in Pesticides?

Stressed Queen Bees Pass Pesticides to Their Eggs.

Using DNA Testing to Diagnose Hive Diseases.

Can Probiotics Help Bees Handle Heat Stress?

Do bees always fly the route?

All articles can be found here.

Honey bees reared in winter and in spring differ in their susceptibility to pesticides.

From nurse bee to queen egg: RNA-seq analysis of Apis mellifera eggs shows dietary protein-dependent gene regulation

Field trial of pollen substitute MegaBee during blueberry pollination.

All articles can be found here.

June Publications

Adapted Koldo Belasko trap: a promising tool to reduce yellow-legged hornet pressure on beehives

High levels of Imidacloprid Detected in Beekeeping Operations Experiencing High Losses in January 2023.

High-detail comparison of Varroa treatments effects on honey bee health.

Water dynamics in the honey bee colony

All articles can be found here.

May Publications

Varroa mite resistance in a hybrid honey bee population in Southern California

Subtle effects of Amitraz, Oxytetracycline on honey bee Queens

List of phages (viruses infecting bacteria) in honey bee gut

All articles can be found here.

April Publications

New Viruses Detected in Beekeeping Operations Experiencing High Losses in 2022-2023.

Pathogenic Bacteria such as E.coli, Pseudomonas detected in some bees in Pakistan.

What happens if you give the bees a square shaped foundation.

Honey bees can likely detect viruses directly in food.

All articles can be found here.

March Publications

High levels of viruses in colonies perished in 2024-2025 high loss period in U.S.

In bumblebees, higher Juvenile Hormone makes viral infection more deadly.

Review of new methods of controlling Varroa mites.

New test for European Foulbrood (EFB).

All articles can be found here.

February Publications

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) play a crucial role in agricultural productivity and the sustainability of ecosystems.

Eusocial insect queens often use pheromones to prevent reproduction in the worker caste, enforcing the reproductive constraint that is central to eusociality.

In most landscapes, male honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) aggregate on their mating flights in perennial aerial sites known as “drone congregation areas” (DCAs).

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) have been suffering high annual losses worldwide, in part owing to parasitism.

All articles can be found here.

January Publications

Dynamics of ABPV infection in honey bee cell line.

A method to measure the effect of nutrition on honey bee brood rearing.

A study of probiotic feed additive in honey bees.

Honey bee food resources under threat from climate change.

All articles can be found here.

2025 Publications

December Publications

Varroa Treatment. Oxalic acid vaporization: effectiveness against Varroa destructor and safety for Apis mellifera.

Varroa Treatment. Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.

Pesticides. Exposure of colonies to three common pesticides (acetamiprid, glyphosate, and tebuconazole) for seven days.

Beekeeping. Do honey bees REALLY like dirty water?

Beekeeping. White eye mutation in honey bees.

All articles can be found here.

November Publications

Positive affective contagion in bumble bees.

Microbial Strategies for Nosemosis Control.

Facing multiple threats: Diet-pesticide interactions in bumblebees.

Evaluation of Combined Use of Protein and Postbiotics Feed Supplements in Honey Beehives.

Fatty acids profile in the honeybee.

All articles can be found here.

October Publications

Insights from U.S. beekeeper surveys following unusually high bee colony losses 2024-2025.

Unintended consequences of antibiotic use on drone health.

Assessment of pollen diversity available to honey bees in major cropping systems during pollination in the Western United States.

All articles can be found here.

September Publications

Efficacy and Safety of an Oxalic Acid and Glycerin For Varroa Control in Honey Bee Colonies.

Honey bees bred for Varroa sensitive hygiene trait demonstrate resistance to chalkbrood.

All articles can be found here.

August Publications

Inapparent virus infections differentially affect honey bee flight. Deformed wing virus changes honey bee reception and preference for pollen scents. Volatile Profile of 16 Unifloral Pollen Taxa Collected by Honey Bees. Toxicity of Consecutive Synthetic and Organic Miticides to Nurse Bees. Are Hive Weight and In-Hive Temperature Seasonal and Colony-Specific?

All articles can be found here.

July Publications

Paraffin or stearin contaminated combs unexpectedly strongly suppressed bee antioxidant system. Reinsemination of bee queens.
Pesticides and bee gut microbiota. Treating newly split honey bee colonies with organic miticides. Organic colony management profitable for backyard beekeepers.

All articles can be found here.

June Publications

Analysis of pesticide residues in honey bee hive matrices.
Honey bee colony losses in nine Sub-Saharan African countries.
“A Little Peek May Be Enough” to estimate small hive beetles.
Mechanical transfer of honey bee viruses to wax.
EFB pathogen in adult worker honey bees.
Microalgae functional feed additives in honey bees.

All articles can be found here.

May Publications

Exposure to a widely used mito-toxic fungicide negatively affects honey bees. Short-term persistence of foliar insecticides and fungicides in pumpkin plants. Honey bee immune response to trace concentrations of clothianidin in artificial diets. Antibiotic reduced interaction efficiency between bees. Honey bees are attracted to acetamiprid and experience increased mortality.

Top Research Publications

Research Publications

2026 Publications

August Publications

July Publications

June Publications

All articles can be found here.

May Publications

All articles can be found here.

April Publications

New Viruses Detected in Beekeeping Operations Experiencing High Losses in 2022-2023.

Pathogenic Bacteria such as E.coli, Pseudomonas detected in some bees in Pakistan.

What happens if you give the bees a square shaped foundation.

Honey bees can likely detect viruses directly in food.

All articles can be found here.

March Publications

High levels of viruses in colonies perished in 2024-2025 high loss period in U.S.

In bumblebees, higher Juvenile Hormone makes viral infection more deadly.

Review of new methods of controlling Varroa mites.

New test for European Foulbrood (EFB).

All articles can be found here.

February Publications

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) play a crucial role in agricultural productivity and the sustainability of ecosystems.

Eusocial insect queens often use pheromones to prevent reproduction in the worker caste, enforcing the reproductive constraint that is central to eusociality.

In most landscapes, male honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) aggregate on their mating flights in perennial aerial sites known as “drone congregation areas” (DCAs).

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) have been suffering high annual losses worldwide, in part owing to parasitism.

All articles can be found here.

January Publications

Dynamics of ABPV infection in honey bee cell line.

A method to measure the effect of nutrition on honey bee brood rearing.

A study of probiotic feed additive in honey bees.

Honey bee food resources under threat from climate change.

All articles can be found here.

2025 Publications

December Publications

Varroa Treatment. Oxalic acid vaporization: effectiveness against Varroa destructor and safety for Apis mellifera.

Varroa Treatment. Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.

Pesticides. Exposure of colonies to three common pesticides (acetamiprid, glyphosate, and tebuconazole) for seven days.

Beekeeping. Do honey bees REALLY like dirty water?

Beekeeping. White eye mutation in honey bees.

All articles can be found here.

November Publications

Positive affective contagion in bumble bees.

Microbial Strategies for Nosemosis Control.

Facing multiple threats: Diet-pesticide interactions in bumblebees.

Evaluation of Combined Use of Protein and Postbiotics Feed Supplements in Honey Beehives.

Fatty acids profile in the honeybee.

All articles can be found here.

October Publications

Insights from U.S. beekeeper surveys following unusually high bee colony losses 2024-2025.

Unintended consequences of antibiotic use on drone health.

Assessment of pollen diversity available to honey bees in major cropping systems during pollination in the Western United States.

All articles can be found here.

September Publications

Efficacy and Safety of an Oxalic Acid and Glycerin For Varroa Control in Honey Bee Colonies.

Honey bees bred for Varroa sensitive hygiene trait demonstrate resistance to chalkbrood.

All articles can be found here.

August Publications

All articles can be found here.

July Publications

Paraffin or stearin contaminated combs unexpectedly strongly suppressed bee antioxidant system. Reinsemination of bee queens.Pesticides and bee gut microbiota. Treating newly split honey bee colonies with organic miticides. Organic colony management profitable for backyard beekeepers.

All articles can be found here.

June Publications

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May Publications

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Paraffin or stearin contaminated combs unexpectedly strongly suppressed bee antioxidant system. Reinsemination of bee queens.
Pesticides and bee gut microbiota. Treating newly split honey bee colonies with organic miticides. Organic colony management profitable for backyard beekeepers.