While most picture the beloved honey bee when they think about bees, North America has 4,000 species of native bees.

The way in which honey bees pollinate can also create problems for native plant ecosystems. That’s because honey bees often ...

The bee is one of nature’s most prolific pollinators. There are over 20,000 bee species, most of which spread pollen between flowers. Bees can be divided into groups based on their social behavior.

The problem: While honey bees are extremely important for agricultural activity — like growing food — they’re also pollen ...

On July 7, 2025, three roofers were working on a senior living facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, when they accidentally disturbed an Africanized bee colony hidden in a valve box near the roof. Without ...

Across the tops of parking garages and skyscrapers, in the heart of Houston, more than 750,000 bees thrive under the care of ...

Honeybees, though beloved, are not native to North America and handle just 20% of pollination. Native bees do most of the ...

Esther's Acres hosted the camp on Thursday. The goal was to educate youth on the importance of pollinators and the role they ...

Bees are essential to the health of the Earth’s ecosystems, but the populations of many species are dwindling. These ...

Jeff O’Connor sees a place for bees and beans in his Kankakee, Illinois, fields. O’Connor grows corn, soybeans and wheat, and ...