Life is not always easy for a bee: Not all plants place their pollen outside. Some flowers have to be set to vibrating before the pollen can get out of their tube-like stamens. Certain bee species ...

Every year on May 20th, we celebrate World Bee Day — a holiday dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators. Bees play a crucial role in the health of our planet, ...

Deep in the dry, rocky hills of northern Greece and south-western Bulgaria, a large bee has been quietly going about its ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like chunky bumblebees. Others are harder to spot, like tiny fairy bees. “Native bees ...

Honey bees are truly impressive insects, playing a major role in sustaining ecosystems. These remarkable insects build perfectly structured honeycombs. Honey bees are ectothermic and must regulate the ...

These bees come from the "Old World" and are very effective pollinators for plants from the "Old World." However, when it ...

We enjoy fruits and vegetables, especially from our gardens, but many of them depend on pollinators. About 75% of flowering plants rely on pollination to some degree. There are many pollinators, ...

A bee grips the middle of a tomato flower and shivers its flight muscles until the pollen shakes loose. From the outside it looks like brute force, and the grains look like they land wherever they ...

This past summer, Shae Loecke saw something almost too good to be true. While walking near the Iowa Memorial Union footbridge ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing ...