A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

Pollinating insects such as bumble bees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom nearby. This behavior is known as "flower constancy." Darwin speculated ...

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy—i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are also present—has been understood as a passive ...

Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen ... on a precise match: the bumblebee's body length must align with the distance from the biting point to the flower's tip.

Curiously, it’s male bees you’ll most often find sleeping in flowers. Yet ... the workers force them out to conserve resources. Bumblebee drones and future queens leave the nest when they ...

A landmark human-trafficking lawsuit filed by four Indonesian fishermen against US canned seafood giant Bumble Bee Seafoods could pave the way for more victims of forced labour at sea to seek ...

Gardeners can prepare for spring 2025 by building a bee-friendly garden. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. If you have a green thumb, it may be the ...

Carpenter bees have “shiny, iridescent, hairless” abdomens that can reflect blue, black and purple colors, while bumblebees ...

Flowers are blooming earlier as ... to life early in the year are bumblebees and miner bees. "Due to their larger size and fuzzy bodies, bumblebee queens are some of the first bees to emerge ...

And a carefully selected assortment of perennial flowers that ... to carpenter bees, which are about the size of your thumb. There are 46 species of large, furry bumble bees in North American ...

Flowers are blooming earlier as temperatures warm ... Two species that come to life early in the year are bumblebees and miner bees. "Due to their larger size and fuzzy bodies, bumblebee queens are ...