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More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

Bees are fantastic pollinators. Without them, ecosystems would not thrive. Unfortunately, over the last 15 years, there has been a significant decline in both bee colonies and individual bees due to ...

Bumble bees aren’t random foragers – they’re master nutritionists. Over an eight-year field study in the Colorado Rockies, scientists uncovered that different bee species strategically balance their ...

Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat ...

Gone from Norway? The Tormentil Mining Bee (Halictus eurygnathus). Insect expert Frode Ødegaard is worried about bees, but not in the way you might think. He is not worried about honeybees dying out. ...

Mice love to take shelter inside beehives. It’s a perfect spot for a mouse; warm and cozy with plenty of honey to eat.