Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

Spring is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the perennial considerations about which kinds of flowers ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees ...

At WorkThese photos, which show a natural honeybee nest, add clarity to the way honeybees live in the wild. Here, worker bees construct new comb out of beeswax as others zoom into the woodpecker ...

Declining bee populations are concerning farmers and researchers alike, and now a program to help bees survive the winter is ...

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...

Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.

They found that a diversity of size and shape of the corolla — the tube-like structure formed by a ring of petals around the ...