Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a ...

It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...

Ren Elizabeth is the founder of Eco-Friendly Homestead. Fennel isn't often thought of as a pollinator, but its delicate yellow flowers are a favorite of bees and butterflies. This kitchen herb can be ...

Picking the best watermelon can sometimes feel like an impossible task. So, what is watermelon webbing and how can it help ...

The yellow-legged Asian hornet is a "highly aggressive" invasive species of hornet that has been spreading like wildfire ...

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

Africanized honeybees, or 'killer bees,' have been in Nevada since the 1990s. See where they pose a risk to Nevadans.

Did you know that nearly 75% of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce Without these tiny creatures, ...

Heather Thompson knows quite a bit about bees. When she studied conservation biology at St. Lawrence University, her research explored the diversity of native bee populations. The New York State Parks ...

Solitary bees are a diverse group of wild bees that nest alone rather than in hives or colonies like honeybees or bumblebees ...

The most famous packing problem concerns spheres. In 1611, the astronomer Johannes Kepler proposed that the densest way to ...

Insects buzzed among the blooming wildflowers at Mosier Gulch Recreation Area on a sunny afternoon in early June.