This includes different types of bees as well as flies and butterflies, all of which are pollinators. If these populations continue to decline in number, that means you don’t have as many new plants ...

A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bees: Love them or hate them, they play an important role in our global ecosystem, in our economy and even in our backyards. But do they deserve the bad wrap they receive ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

A blue carpenter bee specimen from KU's world-leading collection of bees is shown. The University of Kansas has won a federal grant to help its bee collection — the largest in the world — spread far ...

Different species of bees, including carpenter bees, are essential pollinators that help our ecosystem thrive. Carpenter bees ensure plants and flowers grow, and they are also a key food source for ...

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. Honey bees may ...