There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are struggling. Five butterfly species in the United States have gone extinct ...

Commercial honeybee hives are collapsing around the country, and scientists want to know how to enhance the role of native bees. Watch the video report. To a honeybee, a cranberry bog is like Willy ...

Did you know that honey bees are not native to the United States?

The humble honey bee is responsible for up to 80 per cent of plant pollination worldwide. But population numbers are in steep decline because of habitat loss, pesticides and pollution – threatening ...

One country is not only protecting bees, it's giving them a voice in court.

From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner ...

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As the blossoms bloom across Northern Michigan, amateur apiarists are getting ready for a fruitful season with their hardest workers, the bee. The Great Lakes Bee Company held their annual bee pick up ...

Farmer Christine Gemperle of Ceres is well aware beekeepers are struggling to keep their hives healthy and alive. She dodged ...

"Understanding how bees respond to environmental change is critical because their behavior underpins pollination, which supports healthy ecosystems and food production. Our results help fill a gap in ...