Even professional apiarists confuse carpenter bees and bumblebees. Nevertheless, there are clues novice bee enthusiasts can ...

Insect populations are declining. There are seven species of bumble bee in Rhode Island, but there used to be twelve. Researchers are tracking local bee populations to educate the community and ...

Amid the quiet of a rural road south of Clarkson, one may chance to hear the gentle hum of a massive crew of small but mighty workers doing their job. Fat Head Honey Farms, at 1531 County Road 7 ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator of the Biodiversity Institute, holds up a bumble bee in a tube during last year’s Bumble Bee Atlas training. This year’s training is scheduled Sunday, June 1, ...

The flower’s pollen works like a medicine for bumblebees afflicted ... the eastern United States—helps bees in a number of ways. If you happen upon a fuzzy, buzzing, flying creature in eastern ...

An international research project led by Irish scientists has been launched to investigate the wild honey bee. The wild honey bee was once thought to be extinct, however recent research has found ...

Did you know honey bees live together in a bee hive, every hive has a queen bee, there are thousands of bees that live in one hive but only one queen bee. The male bees are known as drones ...

We’ll learn why and how Bumble Bees sting or don’t! Bumble Bees are fascinating insects that exist worldwide. They are generally recognized by their fuzzy, round bodies and their distinctive black and ...

She also raised concerns over the environmental impact because honeybees in excessive numbers could outcompete bumblebees, solitary bees and butterflies. The Worcester bees causing havoc Pensioner ...

She also raised concerns over the environmental impact because honeybees in excessive numbers could outcompete bumblebees, solitary bees and butterflies. Pensioner Daphne Wood said she liked to ...

They help maintain biodiversity and the health of ecosystems while also producing valuable products like honey and beeswax. Many of the fruits, vegetables, and grains we consume rely on bees for ...