Scientists are increasingly drawn to unmanaged colonies of this species, which use a variety of strategies to protect ...

Bees swarm the queen to protect her and start a new, more sustainable colony capable of producing the next generation of bees.

By: Ava Longmate Bees are nature’s fuzzy pollinators. From the busy honey bees, to the chunky bumble bees these adorable, hardworking critters have been nestled in our hearts ever since we learned ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like ...

Roubik, David Ward. 1993. "Direct Costs of Forest Reproduction, Bee-Cycling, and the Efficiency of Pollination Modes." Journal of Biosciences, 18, (4) 537–552.

Australian researchers are delving into the secret life of bees in a quest to breed more resilient, productive and happy honey-makers.The nation's ...

Two Flight Garden galleries highlight different themes: The Wind Garden shows how plants use wind to disperse seeds, pollen or spores, while the Habitat of Flight Garden focuses on the co-evolution of ...