Many people swear by local honey as a cure for seasonal allergies, but doctors say there’s a “natural” remedy that’s actually ...

Why do bees need to sleep in flowers if they have hives and nests they can go home to? Why do they look passed out? Click ...

Some native bees use long tongues to reach nectar in deep-cupped flowers; some have hooked hairs on their faces to accumulate pollen grains from floral tubes. Oil-collecting bees have spongy hairs on ...

Scientists use fossil pollen to study ancient plant diversity and guide future conservation action strategies worldwide.

In South Carolina, Greenville ranked 3rd as the most challenging place to live with seasonal allergies. Columbia ranked 15th.

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields ...

Honey bee populations are again declining, threatening crops. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dave Hunter, who raises the unsung hero of the orchard (and champion pollinator), the Mason bee.

Foods that may help with hay fever and seasonal allergy relief include local honey, nettle tea, citrus, ginger, onions, ...

The bee is a pollen generalist, visiting a wide range ... We’d be largely reduced to nuts, grains—and, of course, honey. Yet when it comes to understanding these crucial cogs of life, says ...

Solitary females must do all the work themselves, including building their own nests and collecting their own nectar and pollen. Similar to social male bees, solitary male bees’ only goal during ...