Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. Honey bees may ...

A subspecies of the Moss Carder bumblebee is found in most of the Hebrides [University of Aberdeen] A new scientific study is ...

Bees are essential for pollinating many of our food crops and wild flowers, and a horticulturist says there is a specific ...

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, ...

When most people think of bees, they picture honey bees buzzing around a hive. But honey bees are just a small part of a much ...

Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends ...

Even professional apiarists confuse carpenter bees and bumblebees. Nevertheless, there are clues that novice bee enthusiasts can rely on to help them properly distinguish these bees from each other.

Bee season is all the buzz in North Carolina. Last week, we told you about carpenter bees, which are one of the most effective pollinators in in the state. Unfortunately, they can also leave behind ...

For centuries, honey bees have remained a fundamental sustainer of agriculture worldwide, pollinating more than 130 types of ...

All sorts of bees are amazing beings (no pun intended). It's been known for a while that honeybees can become pessimistic after being agitated, and now researchers report that bumblebees display ...