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 ...

Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

A Calif. professor thinks they could save millions of lives.

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...