This theory remains unproven. Bee pollen consists of the powdery substance that plants make to reproduce. Bees collect this on their legs and bodies and take it back to their hive as a food source.

and in doing so they have finally begun to solve the mystery of how far bees travel from the hive when they are out foraging for nectar and pollen. "If you take a bee out of the hive and put it up ...

Researchers have produced what is probably the most comprehensive list of bee species in Connecticut, noting 388 of them so ...

The vitamins, minerals, antibiotics, and antioxidants in bee pollen may deliver some health benefits. However, more human research is needed to confirm these benefits. Share on Pinterest Westend61 ...

Bees are equipped with five eyes - two large compound eyes and three smaller eyes called ocelli. The compound eyes help them ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Pollen and nectar are floral rewards that bring bees to flowers and hold their attention. Bees collect pollen and nectar as food for themselves and their immature brood, their blind, grublike ...

A drive east from Riverhead and a ferry trip to Shelter Island and back and then on to Orient at this time of year passes fields bathed in a sea of bright blooms. Flitting from flower to flower, too ...

Recorder’s front-page article, “Beekeepers report 1.6M colony loss,” reports a worrisome decline in honey bee colonies. However, the article gives the erroneous impression that bee colony loss equals ...