Tiny radio tags reveal the lives of Neotropical stingless bees
These bees are small, but the tags are smaller
Feeding caffeine to bees could help them become better pollinators
A jolt of caffeine enhances bees' memories
Backyard data in six US states shows that native mason bees are declining
For 13 years, volunteers across the mid-Atlantic region helped scientists track mason bees
As bee population numbers plummet with climate change, 'winners' and 'losers' emerge
Different bees cope with heat and land use changes in their own ways
Curious honey bees are more likely to have curious kids
Foraging honey bees search for new food sources as flowering plants emerge
Soap bubbles are better than robotic drones for pollination
But there's no ecological substitute for real bees
Bumble bees cut holes in plants' leaves to trigger flowering
This remarkable behavior was discovered during routine observations of bee behavior
Sick bees social distance, but only within their own colony
Bees from other colonies accepted infected bees with open arms where they usually would be rejected.
Native bees are better for the environment and altogether cooler than honey bees
Celebrate native bees for World Bee Day, not imported honey bees
On this World Bee Day, we ask: why are bees so fascinating?
Is it their honey or their hive, or is it because they can jive?
Freshwater species boom in the time of the insect apocalypse
A new study summarizes findings about the fate of insect species across 166 studies and 41 countries
Finally, proof that honeybees are bullies
New research finds that honeybees might push smaller bees off the nectar motherlode
The bee microbiome can fight back against fungi that cause Colony Collapse Disorder
Biocontrol may help bees where other interventions, like chemical pesticides, have failed
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Heat waves may drive bees to extinction
Climate change isn't all bad news for our striped friends, but the negative effects of heatwaves will outweigh the possible positive effects of warming in cooler regions
Forest fires are good for bee populations
Scientists identified twice as many bees at burned sites compared to unburned sites