There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost ...

Being social means many individuals share one nest. Solitary wasps and bees nest alone. This article focuses on the habits of social wasps and bees. People mistakenly call all stinging insects "bees." ...

This includes the famous honey bees and bumblebees. Andrenidae is an example of a family entirely composed of solitary bees. Rather than live in hives, these bees nest on the ground. How Many Bees Are ...

On a subzero morning, I clip into skis and head out across my meadow, gliding between desiccated husks of sundial lupine ...

On a subzero morning, I clip into skis and head out across my meadow, gliding between desiccated husks of sundial lupine ...

A 23-year-old ecologist known as "The Bee Man" is on a mission to conserve solitary pollinators by building them structures ...

During the warm days of spring and summer, the air is filled with the buzz of bees busy collecting nectar and pollinating ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

A single bumblebee nest, meanwhile, is home to 400 bees ... In Paris, increasing hive numbers caused problems for large solitary bees and bumblebees, suggesting that honeybees outcompete them ...

Whatever stage of life they overwinter, bees must remain protected from predators, extreme temperatures and desiccation. About 70% of solitary bees overwinter in nests below ground. The rest are ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...