In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren't ...

As the height-of-summer floral abundance fades, goldenrods and asters fill the landscape with hits of yellow, purple, pink and white. Beyond the beauty they provide, these late bloomers are a critical ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists have discovered that feeding bees absorbent bits of hydrogel boosts their chances of surviving exposure to toxic pesticides. As key pollinators, bees provide ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark could provide a cost-effective and ...