I’m personally allergic to bee stings. I discovered that the hard way when I had to rush to an emergency room as my whole body was swelling in reaction to a bee sting—but I’m still going to celebrate ...

23 July 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Pokrent: A bumble bee (Bombus) collects pollen in the flower of a hollyhock (Alcea rosea). Bumble bees belong to the genus of real bees. The hymenoptera ...

If you like to eat blueberries, apples, almonds, and other fruits that require pollination, you can thank a honeybee. Farmers could not grow these crops without the essential service bees provide. "We ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Jim Watts calls himself a farmer, but he doesn’t raise livestock or crops. Watts is a bee farmer. Across the West, growers are turning to a tiny, overlooked insect to pollinate crops: ...

In a new study, a team of scientists determined the minimum natural habitat on agricultural land that will allow insect pollinators —  including bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and butterflies ...

Dozens of farmers in California and other states have started replacing some of their crops with flowers and shrubs that are enticing to bees, hoping to lower their pollination costs and restore a bee ...

The annual Honey Bee Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hidden Happiness Bee Farm (1060 Chestnut ...

Walla Walla County in Washington state might just be the only place on Earth where you have to brake for bees. "You can see the signs here," says Mike Ingham, as he drives by a 20 mph speed limit sign ...