It is a rare bee barely the size of a grain of rice, but the Hylaeus navai is an example of a species that could have been ...

A review argues honey bee colonies are mortal superorganisms, changing how swarming, queen replacement, and survival are understood.

A new study seeks to challenge the conventional view of a honey bee colony. Viewing colonies as superorganisms redefines the fundamental biology of the honey bee colony. These insights may have ...

A team led by a Penn State professor and doctoral student has compiled a checklist documenting the bee species in Colombia—the first of its kind for any country in the Western Hemisphere.

Every year on May 20, the world celebrates World Bee Day, a global call to recognize the vital role bees and other pollinators play in keeping our ecosystems alive and our plates full. This year’s ...

Bee U NYC is teaching young New Yorkers that protecting pollinators also means protecting biodiversity, food systems, and our ...

I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...