While every bumble bee colony has a queen, the process for becoming that queen bee may be a bit more democratic than ...

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining ...

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Bee Lab are documenting new species of the insects, which are critical ...

Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

As married research professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dustin Gilbert and Anne Murray often discuss their ...

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.

Honey bees aren’t the only insects that pollinate crops, but we often overlook or lump together all other, non-bee pollinators – flies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, ants, birds, and bats, just ...

World Bee Day 2026 highlights the vital role bees play in protecting biodiversity and supporting global food production. From ...