Gardeners know that all kinds of bees are good for our flower and vegetable gardens. They’re responsible for pollinating ...

Where do all of the bees go in the winter? Discover where their buzz goes and how they survive the cold winter months.

When a beehive outgrows its home, the colony faces a critical decision: where to move next. Rather than relying on a single leader, bees use a remarkable form of collective decision-making—scout bees ...

Scientific name of bee is Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee), part of the Apidae family. Bees are crucial pollinators, adding $18 billion to US agriculture annually. There are over 20,000 species; key ...

When the temperatures outside dipped, the honeybees grabbed hold of each other’s legs to form a living quilt along the ...

Loveland might be known as the “Sweetheart of Ohio” for its romantic name, but after a visit to Blooms & Berries, you might suspect the nickname actually refers to the heart-shaped strawberries hiding ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the ...

In the world of phylogenetics, there's team sponge and team comb jelly. Which creature roots the animal tree of life—the simple sponge or the more complex comb jelly—has stirred fierce debate among ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...

Bees are well-known to be sentient individuals with very active minds who display rich cognitive and emotional lives. 1 What has never before been shown is that bumble bees, who play with balls and ...