A man died and at least six people were injured after a swarm of bees stung people "hundreds of times," Tucson's Northwest Fire District said.

A Surprise man was recently sent to the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of bees while retrieving his mail, and four firefighters and a group of children were also stung, according to the ...

PHOENIX — A landscaping crew in Douglas, Ariz. disturbed the wrong hive Wednesday, causing them to be attacked by about 800,000 bees. Douglas Fire Chief Mario Novoa said the landscapers were attacked ...

Bees can get drunk from fermented nectar, and guard bees may eject intoxicated foragers to protect the hive from harm.

Africanized honey bees, better known as killer bees, aren’t your garden-variety buzzers. They play a crucial role as pollinators in Arizona’s ecosystem, but these bees have a serious side: their ...

PHOENIX (AP) — A particularly aggressive strain of honeybee has been menacing parts of Arizona in recent weeks, with some people getting stung so many times that they’ve been hospitalized. In the past ...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- An Arizona woman is recovering from more than 20 bee stings after heavy winds blew a hive off a tree and it landed on her head. Firefighters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe say it ...

A groundskeeper at the Pusch Ridge Golf Course in Oro Valley, Arizona, died in the hospital last month days after being stung by a swarm of bees. Rick Messina, 57, began doing agronomy work for course ...

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you’re getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit — dubbed a BeeHome — is an industrial ...

In the dry, sun-scorched desert landscape of Tucson, a group of dedicated individuals is working tirelessly to protect one of nature's most vital creatures: the honeybee. The Southern Arizona ...

Lee Alexander has been keeping bees most of his life, and learned from his grandfather and great uncle. He’s quick to mention he’s no beekeeping expert, but in 50 years, he’s seen a thing or two. And ...