As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, ...

In the run-up to World Bee Day, it’s time to spot these important pollinators.

Bumblebees nest below ground or right on top of the soil in existing burrows. You can fashion such a space with a nursery pot ...

After a painful childhood bee sting, we all seem to be pre-programmed to be startled when a bee or wasp flies around our head. Today, we’ll discuss some common yellow and black bees and wasps we ...

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

One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

If you’re close enough to a bumblebee to see the order of its stripes, you’re probably too close to it. But lucky for you, a team of geneticists recently did a more highfalutin version of that task, ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

When a bumble bee emerges from torpor, it repeatedly rubs its arms over its head and flexes its abdomen. It’s a half-stretch, half-dance move that warms the bee up and out of the state of decreased ...

A team of Penn State-led scientists say they've found the genetic pathway that helps bumble bees earn their stripes. Credit: Eduardo Goody/Unsplash While most people in the U.S. may think of bumble ...