A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

Graham Workman looks at bumblebees and honeybees in this week’s Nature Notes column.

Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that what bumble bees choose to eat may not line up ...

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 ...

In 2021, scientists in Guelph, Ontario set out to accomplish something that had never been done before: open a lab specifically designed for raising bumble bees in captivity. Now, three years later, ...

A new study finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees. This new understanding of active bumble bee body temperatures raises questions about ...

(This story was updated to correct how often the rusty patched bumble bee has been seen. It's been seen in seven states over 10 years.) The rusty patched bumble bee had only been seen in seven states ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive. Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting several field days this month to train volunteers who want to participate ...