Leafcutter bees use leaves to line nests and are active in Summer. A few species in this diverse group are managed for crop pollination Upper left shows a blue orchard bee (a "BOB") on a "bee condo".

The film "Bumblebee" explores the life cycle of bumblebees, focusing on a queen bee that emerges from hibernation and establishes a nest in an abandoned burrow. It details her role in laying eggs ...

Human impacts go beyond fragmentation of habitat to other modifications. We are interested in how anthropogenic impacts from farming to logging to cattle grazing affect bee communities and pollination ...

When the bee flies off and lands on another orchid it deposits the pollen, allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring ...

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the ...

Mason bees have much more threshold of temperature to become active and start flying around, seeking out your plants and because they are solitary creatures (not living in a hive) they are not ...

The honeybee comes immediately to most people's minds when they hear the word "bee." However, the honeybee's life cycle, capacity to make honey ... need to be shaken up through vibration using what's ...

Almonds are the biggest crop for honey bee pollination, which happens in February and March. “The almond industry frequently asks for strong colonies,” Hopkins said. “But this year ...

Ivy: Greedy Posey: When the bee digs into the next flower the pollen on her body rubs off onto the stigma of the new flower. This is called pollination. When the pollen lands on the stigma it ...

Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact could be felt in agricultural production.