Each bumble bee species selected a different group of flowers, even though the bees were foraging across the same plots. “It’s important to consider the availability of plants when determining ...

Bumble bees create foraging routes by using their experience to select nectar-rich, high-rewarding flowers. A study by Shohei Tsujimoto and Hiroshi Ishii of the University of Toyama in Japan now ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --To figure out what kinds of plants bumble bees like best, scientists surveyed bee-plant interactions in 400 sample plots in Plumas National Forest, located in California's Sierra ...

New research conclusively shows that certain physical traits of flowers affect the health of bumble bees by modulating the transmission of a harmful pathogen called Crithidia bombi. In particular ...

The Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee has a unique life cycle. Like cuckoo birds, they lay their eggs in the nests of other species instead of rearing their own young.

When "Bee Movie" opens, honey will equal money for the first week, but repeat business, so vital for animated films, is not likely to be heavy. Seinfeld's considerable and loyal following ...

Each bumble bee species selected a different group of flowers, even though the bees were foraging across the same plots. "It's important to consider the availability of plants when determining ...

Each bumble bee species selected a different group of flowers, even though the bees were foraging across the same plots. “It’s important to consider the availability of plants when determining ...