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Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

Urban beekeeping is increasing fast, but too many honeybee hives can reduce food, spread disease, and harm wild bees.

Life in a big city is stressful — even for a tiny creature like a wild bee, according to a recent study by a team of researchers based at York University in Toronto. These scientists collaborated to ...

New research led by UBC landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 16, 2026) A study of organic tomato agroecosystems with managed and wild bees, published in Apidologie, affirms the importance of protecting natural systems to support ...

While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees is causing native bees to disappear, the evidence doesn’t ...

The rising popularity of urban beekeeping has raised concerns about honeybee well-being and the impact they might have on ...

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...

Spencer Hardy has a well-practiced bee-catching swing. He lunges forward with a net attached to a long handle, sometimes crashing into the brush or tall grass, and swipes the bee into his net. Just as ...

Last week I saw a great big bumblebee, the first of the year for me. She was flying low across the well mown grass of a city park. Likely a queen bumblebee just emerged from hibernation, seeking out ...

As I walk around the supermarket, I pick up vegetables for tomorrow’s dinner, eggs and bread for tonight and some sweet treats for the week. By choosing a range of different food types, I’ll eat a ...