Honey bees—plump, fuzzy, and famed for their honey-making—capture the popular imagination. Yet, wild bees are equally vital for pollination and, by some measures, outshine honey bees as ...

Mojave poppy bees are threatened by gypsum mining, urbanization, off-road vehicles, grazing, and feral honey bees. The Center petitioned ... and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty ...

Because of the branched hairs on their fuzzy bodies—and often a little ... This is called a lek mating system, just like some bird species. Honey bee drones fly high above the ground in drone ...

A Microscopic Look at our Native Bees,” has been installed at the UC Santa Barbara library to showcase some of the true local bees in the area in an effort to change the public's perception of native ...

These included more efficient handling of the bees and techniques for extracting honey. Desertification and land degradation are major environmental issues faced in the Gambia. Through a flagship ...

When bumblebees visit, they vibrate their wing muscles at just the right pitch, causing the chamber to resonate and spray pollen out onto their fuzzy bodies. Bees can’t see red, but they do see ...