Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Stingless bees are so ancient that they shared the planet with the dinosaurs. For the past 80 million years, stingless bees ...

Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru, where the world’s oldest bee species is responsible for pollinating over ...

Whether you’re strolling through a garden, wandering a park, or simply enjoying an open space in the United States, you’re likely to notice bees buzzing about the flowers. While honeybees, imported ...

New research led by UBC landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild ...

With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the success, ...

Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...

Honey bees and other pollinating insects contribute billions of dollars to the American economy. (Photo by Keng-Lou James Hung) Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a ...