Photo by Lily Landes “Our interest here is in creating a way to document how these solitary bees live,” Harrison says. “So the Pavilion is an ‘analogous habitat,’ as well as a research field station ...

Native bees face a range of serious threats — from habitat loss to climate change to invasive and nonnative species — but pesticides are one of the gravest. Systemic insecticides like neonicotinoids ...

WASHINGTON— A federal judge on Friday rejected the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to refuse to designate critical habitat for highly endangered rusty patched bumblebees and ordered the ...

Bees are essential pollinators that play a crucial role in our ecosystems and food production. However, many common gardening ...

Bees have two large compound eyes on the sides of their head and three small simple eyes on top of their head. This helps them see in different directions and detect light changes quickly. Bees flap ...

It’s not merely about aesthetics but also about providing a habitat that supports bees’ life cycle and environmental role. In ...

The FWS proposal grows out of a species status assessment (SSA) conducted by “15 scientists with expertise in bumble bee biology, habitat management, and stressors (factors negatively affecting the ...

One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not. Social bees, such as honeybees ...