If you have been outside at all this summer, you have probably noticed bees buzzing around. That is why it’s a good time to celebrate National Bee Day along with beekeepers and farmers around ...

Dikes are indispensable for bees, especially if they are home to many different plant and flower species. A large census ...

Norway is home to 212 different bee species. Or perhaps rather: the country used to have 212 species. Insect numbers are ...

When it comes to deciding where they're going to get their next meal, different species of bees may be attracted to different flower traits, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State ...

Honeybees are social, living in a hive with a queen and others with specific tasks. Most native bees are solitary, building ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The ...

While new species of insects, even bees, are described somewhat frequently, what makes Andrena androfovea different is that it didn’t neatly fit into the other 104 subgenera of mining bees ...

Research is showing that California native plants growing next to, say, avocado groves is good for the orchard and for all ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota found transmission of viruses between different bee species did not lead to the formation of new virus variants. Results of the study ...

These complex systems are widely different between various insects and within individual species of bees. This review finds that, “Bees can exhibit profound variation in their sensitivity to different ...

In one letter, Brian wrote that all summer long, “Various species of solitary bees are having their brief time in the sun. For instance, I put up a nesting block with 1/8th inch holes just to ...

TEXAS, USA — After several years of observation, a new blue bee has been found in Texas and Oklahoma. According to the University of Oklahoma, the new mining bee species is part of the Andrena ...