Those big bees hovering near the garden or porch may look similar, but their nesting habits, behavior, and appearance can ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Margarita Orlova is providing new insight into how bumblebee queens communicate through ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive. Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

On a cliffside at Mesa Verde National Park in southern Colorado, a fuzzy bee was industriously gnawing at the red sandstone. Making a loud grinding sound, the insect used its powerful jaws to drill ...

Bumble bees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles spontaneously – despite having tiny brains, say scientists. Bumble bees were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture this: a bee realizes an out-of-reach flower might become reachable if she repositions a nearby ball underneath it. Then ...

MANKATO — Bumble bees are in decline in Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop people from studying them. A study finds over half of U.S. bee colonies have vanished, and 64% of Minnesota’s hives have ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...