They’re livestock requiring monitoring, medicines and maintenance throughout the year, so if this seems too much to take on, ...

With honey bees facing multiple threats, Jessy O'Keefe looks to give the valuable insects a helping hand one hive at a time.

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

One in Five Pollinators at Risk : 22.6% of assessed species face elevated extinction risk, underscoring an urgent need for conservation. Bees Most Threatened : 34.7% of assessed native bee species are ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

Ever wondered what footballers and Batman have in common with hoverflies? Well, it’s all in the name. Both have lent their ...

Poisoning weeds, ripping out hedges, and planting 'pretty' but ecologically useless non-native flowers and shrubs make for ...

Her work primarily focuses on plant and insect interactions—more ... leafcutter bees, and some bees in the genus Anthophora face the snow as newly hatched young. These young are kept in brood ...

It turns out bees are responsible for a lot more than just making honey. In fact, if bees were to disappear, it could lead to some catastrophic outcomes.

The threats the bumblebee face are three-pronged: loss of habitat, use of pesticides and climate change. This winter has been especially harmful to bees ... infection or an insect is to blame.

The threats the bumblebee face are three-pronged: loss of habitat, use of pesticides and climate change. This winter has been especially harmful to bees ... infection or an insect is to blame.