Identifying Bees and Wasps Wasps have slim bodies and narrow waists that connect thorax and abdomen. Bees have thick, rounded ...

After working stays in Hawaii, Bermuda, and Whistler, Chung joined the Empress last February as the hotel’s new executive ...

Last week was National Pollinator Week, which celebrates the importance of insects, birds and other animals that pollinate ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

The honeybee, with its black and yellow coat, exemplifies pollinator prowess. Apis mellifera, or honeybees, are extraordinary insects that pollinate about 15 billion worth of food crops each year ...

Part one of a two-part feature on honeybees explores existential threats they face, from climate change to mites and bears.

Heather Thompson knows quite a bit about bees. When she studied conservation biology at St. Lawrence University, her research explored the diversity of native bee populations. The New York State Parks ...

Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as ...

A study indicates that projected droughts by the end of this century could reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to ...

Droughts could strip nectar of up to 95% of its calories, leaving bees with less to eat—and putting crops and food production at risk.