As we step into autumn and with winter not far behind, beekeepers are taking measures to prepare their colonies for winter; ...

A study shows that bumblebees can be trained to tell the difference between long and short light flashes. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered, for the first time, that an ...

In this photo taken in July 2024 outside Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, nurses protest staffing policies. Ken Carlson [email protected] Registered nurses will hold a one-day strike Thursday, Oct ...

UC Davis entomologist Robbin Thorp monitored populations of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) until his death in 2019. The bee, found only in a limited area on the border of California and ...

Modesto residents attended a Medicare forum Friday at Stanislaus Veterans Center. Ken Carlson About 300 people attended a Modesto forum Friday to hear about changes to the federal Medicare program ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. As the weather gets cooler, they may not be as visible outside, but New Mexico is home to a host of pollinators.

Sacramento Regional Transit and Elk Grove have put forth three plans to extend light rail service into the growing suburban city — and they’re seeking comments from the public on how to proceed. Elk ...

Charlie battles mites, tests new bee tech, and wrangles a wild hive at the local snake farm zoo! Charlie’s got gadgets galore in this episode! He tests a slick new vaporizer to fight varroa mites, ...

Bumble bees aren’t random foragers – they’re master nutritionists. Over an eight-year field study in the Colorado Rockies, scientists uncovered that different bee species strategically balance their ...

A photo of a bumblebee found near Kalamazoo, Michigan, was used to confirm the presence of a species rarely seen in recent decades. The photo of the rusty patched bumblebee was reported to iNaturalist ...