Varroa mites have been causing serious problems in bee colonies in the United States since the late nineteen eighties.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

One is the long-distance transport of bees for pollination and the spread of bee diseases from one area to another.

VOA: special.2011.05.24

So the group started a competition called the National Geographic Bee to test students' knowledge about places around the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

This student from the state of Texas was the first place winner of last week's National Geographic Bee.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

She says the effect of disease is made worse by the buildup of insect-killing pesticides in bee colonies.

VOA: special.2011.05.24

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee's knees.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

This week: We test our geography skills at the National Geographic Bee in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

However,the National Geographic Bee seems to be a competition mainly for boys.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

And honey is not the only bee product they could sell.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Hornets are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

"We have one project called bee-spotters, which is now restricted to Illinois, where we ask people to go out with a digital camera,even a cell phone, and photograph either bumblebees or honeybees."

VOA: special.2011.05.24

Other headline acts have included British band Coldplay and Australian pop sweetheart Kylie Minogue as well as Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees and Olivia Newton-John.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14