A new tool could help researchers monitor struggling pollinator populations without killing the insects they’re trying to protect.

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

A whole-genome study of 524 bumble bees across nine Central European urban–rural pairs finds repeated, parallel genomic divergence linked to city environments despite high gene flow.

Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that what bumble bees choose to eat may not line up ...

Bumble bees can generate their own heat, allowing them to be active in the colder temperatures of spring and fall. Only young, mated queen bumble bees survive the winter by hibernating underground.

I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...

Carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees, a new study shows. This new understanding of active bumble bee body temperatures raises questions about ...

Canvey Wick is home to the vulnerable shrill carder bee.