23 July 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Pokrent: A bumble bee (Bombus) collects pollen in the flower of a hollyhock (Alcea rosea). Bumble bees belong to the genus of real bees. The hymenoptera ...

When we first got into bees, we didn’t expect them to take over our lives. But we’re grateful that it turned out the way it ...

If you like to eat blueberries, apples, almonds, and other fruits that require pollination, you can thank a honeybee. Farmers could not grow these crops without the essential service bees provide. "We ...

I’m personally allergic to bee stings. I discovered that the hard way when I had to rush to an emergency room as my whole body was swelling in reaction to a bee sting—but I’m still going to celebrate ...

Bees and butterflies help produce our food by pollinating the crops farmers grow. In fact, 35% of the world's food crops, ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Jim Watts calls himself a farmer, but he doesn’t raise livestock or crops. Watts is a bee farmer. Across the West, growers are turning to a tiny, overlooked insect to pollinate crops: ...