A new study finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees. This new understanding of active bumble bee body temperatures raises questions about ...

When pollen is scarce, bumble bees will nibble on the leaves of plants that lack flowers thereby damaging them, which compels the plants to bloom two to four weeks earlier A buff-tailed bumble bee ...

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each yea. The work raises concerns about the potential ...

The yield and quality of many crops benefit from pollination, but it isn't just honey bees that do this work: bumble bees also have a role. However, placing honey bee or bumble bee colonies next to ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Thank goodness for the recent rains we have received. Many areas in the Valley are still very dry. Many livestock farmers are feeding hay but pastures will ...

One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

Where once there were vast areas of forest and other natural habitats, farmland now covers much of Earth—including 70% of the UK. This transition has helped feed a growing number of people. However, ...

Bumble bee puns and jokes are the bee's knees! Having bees, honey and pollen at the center focus of your jokes causes quite the buzz for folks of all ages. If conversations ever feel dull, you can ...

Bees need to gather different flower pollens in fall than they do in spring, according to a study of honeybees by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service scientists. The ...