Honey bees and bumble bees only fly during the day. This fascinating fact has come to light, so to speak, as a video of bees not being able to fly without light has gone viral on TikTok and Reddit.

Michael Dillon, a professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, was a recent guest on “CrowdScience,” a BBC World Service podcast hosted by Alex Lathbridge. The show’s subject centered on ...

Good pollen makes bees hot, biologists at UC San Diego have found. Wasps warm up too when they find protein-rich meat, a separate experiment has shown. In both cases warmer flight muscles likely speed ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 10, 2012 (ENS) – Honey bees can be invaded by a fly parasite that causes them to abandon their hives and die after a period of disoriented, “zombie-like” behavior, ...

The Earth’s climate is changing. It always has, but this time, it’s warming. This warmer climate is already shaping the world ...

Annapolis, MD; January 28, 2020--Many species of North American bumble bees have seen significant declines in recent decades. Bumble bees are essential pollinators for both native and agricultural ...

Honeybees have long been used in agriculture to help pollinate crops. But with populations declining due to the devastating colony collapse disorder, it seems more farmers are looking elsewhere for ...