In the summertime, the air is thick with the low humming of bees delivering pollen from one flower to the next. If you listen closely, a louder buzz may catch your ear. This sound is the key to a ...

In a novel test of insect intel, researchers observed that bumblebees, which had spied on a worker bee from another colony feasting on unusual flowers, later tended to visit flowers of the same color.

Bees play a vital role in the pollination of native wildflowers, and UWM researchers are studying how invasive species interfere with seed production in these native plants. Rebecca Flanagan has ...

Wild bees across the west face a growing threat from microscopic parasites. Last week an Oregon researcher visited USU’s Ecology Center to discuss her findings.

To begin, you have to understand why they’re on the decline in the first place, and there are two major reasons: Too much use of pesticides that happen to have negative effects on pollinators, such as ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --To figure out what kinds of plants bumble bees like best, scientists surveyed bee-plant interactions in 400 sample plots in Plumas National Forest, located in California's Sierra ...

Living on a mountain is hard for bees and flowers. It's cold. There's extreme weather. And new research has found it's getting even harder for both flowers and bees to make a living in alpine ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Researchers have figured out which plant species bumble bees prefer to include in their diets, providing advice to those wishing to help with bee conservation efforts. During the summer months of 2015 ...