(NEXSTAR) — The rusty patched bumble bee was once found in roughly half the U.S., from Maine down south to Georgia and as far west as the Dakotas. Today, only about a dozen states have recorded ...

Efforts to promote the future health of both wild bees and managed honeybee colonies need to consider specific habitat needs, such as the density of wildflowers. At the same time, improving other ...

US bee populations have steadily declined in recent decades, which is a big concern given their importance. In the US, honeybees pollinate about $15 billion in agricultural products each year, ...

Life in a big city is stressful — even for a tiny creature like a wild bee, according to a recent study by a team of researchers based at York University in Toronto. These scientists collaborated to ...

Bees pollinate most of the flowers in our gardens. Encourage native renter bees to stick around with this bee house that's as easy to make as it is adorable.

Africanized honey bees are a hybrid species that originated in Brazil and have spread to 13 southern and southwestern U.S. states. Known as "killer bees," their danger comes from their highly ...

Efforts to promote the future health of both wild bees and managed honeybee colonies need to consider specific habitat needs, such as the density of wildflowers. At the same time, improving other ...