Carpenter bees have “shiny, iridescent, hairless” abdomens that can reflect blue, black and purple colors, while bumblebees ...

New research is showing just how much plants and crops rely on a host of darkness-dwelling creepy crawlies. Think pollination ... Birds, bats, bees, bumblebees and butterflies have all been ...

Beekeepers play a crucial role in supporting honeybee pollination and mitigating threats like overpopulation and varroa mites. Pollination by honeybees and other insects is essential for fruit and ...

Michigan gardeners can start preparing bee-friendly gardens with several key tips on plants, landscaping and more. Here's ...

Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...

It was all about the bees last week for two Park Slope residents who set up a hive on the roof of a Brooklyn brownstone, home ...

Pollinators like honey bees are responsible for helping pollinate one out of every three bites of the food you eat, according ...

Bumblebees, their sole pollinators, must vibrate these structures to release pollen. Yet, observations show that bees consistently bite the same region of the flower, regardless of species.

From Tokyo to Trinidad and Tobago, theirs an abundance of bees worldwide, pollinating most, if not all, plants within its ...

If you have a green thumb, it may be the perfect time to welcome back pollinators with your own bee-friendly garden. Filling your garden with native plants ... are bumblebees and miner bees.

Gardeners can attract bees to our gardens with the right mix of plants and flowers. Here are several key tips on landscaping for bees.

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are also present -- has been understood as a passive ...