Being relatively big and covered in black-and-yellow fuzz allows the world’s roughly 250 bumblebee species to withstand more frigid temperatures than honeybees, which are generally daintier and ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of ...

New data indicates 60 bee species and morpho-species can be found on Vancouver Island farms, including the threatened Western bumble bee and the non-native Eastern bumble bee. The study, conducted by ...

Why are bumblebees destroying leaves? We've read the research, and the answer to why these amazing creatures damage leaves ...

A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that bumblebee colonies are more likely to become infested with bumblebee wax moths ...

By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that ...

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Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...

Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among ...