Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers ...

With the honey bee crisis continuing, it's even more important to encourage native bees to ensure good pollination in the ...

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The bees in the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) historic insect collection are old. “So this bee right here was collected in 1948 in South Kingstown,” said Casey ...

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Research from Monash University explores how rising temperatures and growing urban environments can affect behavior in native ...

It's all the buzz in Richmond — a bill introduced by state Republican Senator Mark Peake of Lynchburg would designate the brown-belted bumble bee as the official native state pollinator.

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

The City of Charlotte is revising its ordinances to facilitate the establishment of pollinator gardens, aiming to support ...