Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Bees are commonly imagined as insects that live in hives hanging from trees. In reality, however, about 70 percent of native bees build their nests in the ground. And, according to new research, some ...

Add this Amazon mason bee house to your yard to provide a safe nesting spot for cavity-nesting bees. It's constructed of wood ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...

Bee cups provide a safe source of water for a variety of pollinators – and they bring a joyful pop of color to any corner of ...

Research has found that “non-bee” insects are as important as honey bees in pollinating flowers, a service vital for crop production. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National ...

Ahead of world bee day on May 20, the author looks at how other animals rely on bees for food and shelter and even transport.

While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees is causing native bees to disappear, the evidence doesn’t ...

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.