There are simple steps to take to protect species that are under threat. Bumblebees are some of our most effective pollinators, but more than one-quarter of the species is facing extinction. Bees, ...

Bee colonies are rapidly declining, which spells bad news for the environment. As of 2025, annual honey bee colony losses in the U.S. are projected to reach between 60% and 70%. Although not all ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Bees are a crucial part to keeping our environment in balance, and without them, billions of dollars in crops could be lost and many species of plants could become extinct. In ...

Lavender, sunflowers—you name it! Just make sure that whatever you plant generates tons of pollen, has a long blooming season, and provides its own welcome mat. After all, that honeycomb won’t make ...

The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is a federally endangered species that hasn’t been seen in Georgia in over 30 years. Sarina Jepsen / Xerces Society Bumble bee populations are in heavy ...

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are ...

Ramsey has been shedding light on the fascinating world of honey bees by bringing science education, via song and lecture, to ...

UC Irvine assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Tobin Hammer, along with his team of researchers, has spent the last few years chasing down bumblebee populations to try to better ...

PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – May 20 is World Bee Day but the owners of Honey in the Hollow Bee Farm in Newport are about the bees every day. “It started out because Glenn loves bees,” said Sue Scott, ...

No, the buzzing you hear isn’t the iPhone in your pocket. It’s a honey bee—and the impact it has on pollinating the crops you eat is worth its slightly obnoxious presence. The importance of bees to ...