Bumblebees collect pollen by various methods. Some types of flowers, such as potato plants, need tougher treatment to make them release their pollen. In these cases, the bee uses a technique called ...

Life is not always easy for a bee: Not all plants place their pollen outside. Some flowers have to be set to vibrating before the pollen can get out of their tube-like stamens. Certain bee species ...

These bees come from the "Old World" and are very effective pollinators for plants from the "Old World." However, when it ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Banded Bee (Amegilla cingulata) is a species native to Australia. Currently, scientific organizations are research on how A.

Across meadows, forests, and backyards, the familiar buzz of bumblebees has grown quieter. Scientists have been sounding the alarm for years: bumblebee populations are shrinking across North America ...

As a designated National Geographic Explorer, Bertie Gregory traverses the globe documenting wild life in all its complexity. Tuesday’s “Secrets of the Bees” is a two-part look at one of our most ...