A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that ...

Honey has been a human food source for over 6,000 years. It was probably referenced first in clay tablet form around 2,100 to 2,000 B.C. There are thought to be around 20,000 species of bees but only ...

There are hardly any flowering plants left, and food for honey bees is becoming scarce. Researchers at the Biocenter have ...

The endangered rusty-patched bumble bee has achieved fame as the Minnesota state bee. It’s just one of about two dozen bumble bee species in Minnesota and scientists suspect others are at risk and ...

AMES, IA — Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s. Researchers at Iowa State University are part of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Bumble bees are one of the more well-known pollinators due to their large size and loud buzz. These fuzzy fliers are critical pollinators, but sadly their populations are ...

The program will provide up to $100,000 in annual funding for research projects that strengthen honey bee health, improve ...

There is little information about bee populations in Alaska, where native bee pollination is critical to the maintenance of subarctic ecosystems. A team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the ...

It’s spring again ... time for bees to pollinate flowers. Although bee populations have leveled off during the past few years, we’re still at a nadir historically. In the 1940s, there were 6 million ...

Two years ago, the United Nations started World Bee Day to pay tribute to the yellow insects who are helping to keep the environment stable and the planet healthy. So let's spend today being thankful ...