The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

Honey bee populations have suddenly begun to decline, and some British researchers think the proliferation of cell phones is a contributing cause. A limited study at Landau University has found that ...

Bees and hummingbirds are important garden pollinators attracted to the nectar in flowers and the sugar water in hummingbird feeders. While bees seldom harm hummingbirds, they can drain a feeder ...

Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in life, new research has revealed. Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have found that bumblebees have a response to ...

Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, attacking people, livestock and pets along the way. Scientists say the bees' ...

Honey bees are incredibly social insects. They live together in big groups with other bees in an organized society that scientists call eusocial, which means every bee has a job to do. This could be ...

Norway is home to 212 different bee species. Or perhaps rather: the country used to have 212 species. Insect numbers are generally in decline, and some bees are either struggling or have already ...