Your ultimate guide to identifying the fascinating bees in your garden

As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, ...

Turn A Nursery Pot Into A Safe Sanctuary For The Bumblebees In Your Yard

Bumblebees nest below ground or right on top of the soil in existing burrows. You can fashion such a space with a nursery pot ...
The Aspen Times

Time flies when you’re bumblin’: Bumble bees focus of survey in Roaring Fork Valley

When a bumble bee emerges from torpor, it repeatedly rubs its arms over its head and flexes its abdomen. It’s a half-stretch, half-dance move that warms the bee up and out of the state of decreased ...
Science Daily

Identifying the bee's knees of bumble bee diets

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...
The Journal

Honey bees more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees

Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural ...