Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

A study finds that diverse flowers sometimes increase virus spread among bees, challenging assumptions about biodiversity, ...

A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral ...

After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that match the position of flower pollen-sacs and stigmas, according to a new study. After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

We have previously written about one project that employed robot bees to pollinate flowers. Now, an Australian artist has come up with the inverse concept: Using a robotic flower to attract real bees.

Hard-to-groom zones line up with where flower reproductive parts touch the insects Bee bodies may be built just right to help pollen hitch a ride between flowers. For the first time, scientists have ...

What sets apart Australian blue-banded bees from their North American bumblebee counterparts? The answer involves hardcore heavy metal headbanging, as a new study revealed. With the aid of tomato ...

Bees need to gather different flower pollens in fall than they do in spring, according to a study of honeybees by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service scientists. The ...

Nature’s most dazzling colors can be strangely rare. Walk through a park or forest and you see greens, yellows and reds that ...

As the spring season approaches full bloom, legions of bees are arriving in full force to speed the process along. If you've ever wondered whether the one bee that seems to be chasing you around is ...