Contrary to the behavior of certain other insects, bees don’t actually fly once it’s dark, according to this trending ...

Whatever they are doing, bees take their jobs seriously, be it pollinating plants or nursing their young. They protect their homes, too, with dramatic tactics like producing shimmering waves to stave ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

As a science cat, I don’t stir honey into my tea or drizzle it on my biscuits. I don’t have taste receptors for sweet things. Honey doesn’t have a taste to me. But my human friends gobble up the honey ...

Nature’s most dazzling colors can be strangely rare. Walk through a park or forest and you see greens, yellows and reds that ...

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging ...

Gone from Norway? The Tormentil Mining Bee (Halictus eurygnathus). Insect expert Frode Ødegaard is worried about bees, but not in the way you might think. He is not worried about honeybees dying out. ...

Did you notice a few unwelcome guests trying to steal a sip from your soda can at your Labor Day picnics last weekend? In late August/early September, bees and wasps are highly visible, more ...