A female blue orchard bee climbs into her nest ... several long anthers sticking out; the tip of each one is covered in purple pollen. The bee grabs the anthers with its legs and rubs the pollen onto ...

When we think of bee nests, we often think of a giant hive, buzzing with social activity, worker bees and honey. But scientists recently discovered a rare, solitary type of bee that makes tiny ...

Unfortunately, the bees occasionally choose to settle in human-made structures. Once inside, they produce wax to build the hexagonal cells that make up the nest. Some cells are used as nurseries ...

Almost 50 years ago, Frank Parker, working at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bee Lab in Utah, made a discovery that has unfolded slowly. He had found a bee that chewed into sandstone to make its .

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...

But bumblebees do not hover for long periods and are cautious around humans, NC State Extension says. It’s unlikely that you’ll get stung by a carpenter bee ... wall spaces, it may signal a ...