Bees and other pollinators have been on the decline for years, and experts blame a combination of factors: insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. A ...

Bees are usually thought of as insects that gather nectar and pollen, but in addition to those bees, there are a few rare species of bees that have developed a very different method of surviving.

Closeup of a bumblebee on a pink flower - 49pauly/Getty Images Bees are super important — and it's not just the honeybees. While often overlooked, native bees pollinate the vast majority of flowering ...

Every year on May 20, the world celebrates World Bee Day, a global call to recognize the vital role bees and other pollinators play in keeping our ecosystems alive and our plates full. This year’s ...

Margarita Lopez-Uribe reveals how squash bees evolved to thrive on our modern farms. Pollination gets personal when Shane meets Margarita Lopez-Uribe, an entomologist who studies squash bees — a wild, ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve By Susan ...

Fascination with the natural world can arrive in a person’s life through the most unusual pathways. Krystle Hickman was ...