Every spring, enterprising queen bumblebees emerge from hibernation and set to work starting new colonies from scratch. They fuel themselves by seeking out flowers and slurping up nectar. But once ...

Scientists tried for years to understand how a hummingbird tongue and beak works. Discover the fascinating ways these tiny ...

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.

Jamaicans are being encouraged to protect the island’s bee population, which was displaced and severely affected by Hurricane ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Bananas are rich in vitamins and minerals, but also sugar, which ...

WADENA – For Kevin Blair following a carefully timed annual honey bee migration that spans several states is just another day on the job for the average beekeeper. “I purchased the business about 10 ...

During a cool fall sunset in North Dakota, forklifts buzz around the base of a flatbed trailer, loading pallets. Their cargo, multicolored boxes that look like filing cabinets, buzzes, too. Each box ...

TAMPA, Fla.(WFLA) — Feeding Tampa Bay is offering a free Christmas Eve lunch to help families facing food insecurity as the holiday approaches. The nonprofit will open its doors at the Causeway Center ...

People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their blood sugar by doing something as simple as sitting by a window for a few hours each day. In a study published in Cell Metabolism, scientists ...