Mining bees are a type of solitary bee that 'mines' into the ground to make their nest chambers. Examples include ashy mining ...

Honey bees get all the attention, while solitary bees do most of the work. Let's give solitary bees their day in the sun and the support they deserve. The post Solitary Bees: Nature’s Unsung Heroes ...

Much like how our faces and bodies are symmetrical, bee colonies showcase an impressive feat of nature in their nest constructions. Interestingly, their nests display a mirrored symmetry when ...

However, carpenter bees like to make their nests by drilling holes in wood, which can be problematic if their wood source ...

Scientists in Utah put sticky traps on car bumpers to tally how many bees get hit on a typical trip. The broader toll is immense, they estimate.

European bumble bee that nests in various locations and prefers specific flowers. Garden Bumble Bee (Bombus hortorum) Common ...

Solitary bees live alone, don’t create beehives, and never label a queen bee. While they may nest nearby to other members of their species, they don’t cooperate or store honey. This makes ...

• Keep fallen leaves in your yard. Spread them about 2 inches thick on all your garden beds and place branches over them to ...

Mirroring the mechanisms that make human faces and bodies—and those of many multicellular organisms—symmetrical, bee colonies ...

A team in Utah has found that bee deaths due to collisions with automobiles in the western parts of the United States may be ...

The first new species was Rachycentron blochii, or the blotchy cobia, the study said. These “torpedo-shaped” predators measured about 3 feet long and weighed about 8 pounds. They had “small” eyes, ...

New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia ...