Bees and wasps provide many ecological services, including pollinating and feeding on garden pests such as caterpillars. But now that chilly days have arrived in most of the Southeast, you may wonder ...

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – At the Tahoe Environmental Research Center’s (TERC) “Ski with a Scientist” event, Dr. Rachel Vannette spoke to the Tribune on her lab’s exciting research on how bees survive ...

Did you ever wonder how bumblebees survive all of winter, even underneath snow and ice? And when the spring thaw arrives, how do they survive floods and rain? A recent study published in Proceedings ...

What is the difference between male and female bees? Male bees are called drones. Female bees are called workers, and they ...

Hibernation is a risky endeavor for many animals, as they can be taken away by the elements or predators. For several months of the year, queen bumblebees enter a dormant state underground called ...

On a 22-degree day in mid-March, Anchorage backyard beekeeper Tim Huffman dusted 2 inches of fresh snow from his outdoor beehive boxes. He unfastened the ratchet straps securing a box to its wooden ...