Bumble bees forage and pollinate many wildflowers and native plants and are pollinators of economically important crops that benefit from buzz pollination including tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers ...

Scientists fail to locate once-common CA bumble bees Climate change, urbanization and pesticides imperil wild pollinators Date: June 16, 2022 Source: University of California - Riverside Summary ...

Welcome August, the month of bumble bees, butterflies, big flowers and ripe berries. The goldenrods and Queen Anne’s lace ...

A small pile of sawdust may be your first indication that you have an infestation. If you notice these, consider any one of these four remedies for carpenter bees. Insecticides The most effective ...

Bumble bees are as large as or larger than honeybees. Female honeybee and bumble bee workers both have pollen baskets on their hind legs, which they use to carry the pollen they collect.

Carpenter bees have emerged in Alabama, sending property owners into defense mode. These extra-large pollinators may seem intimidating. Unfortunately, they are intimidating because their primary ...

Bumble bees: The large, hairy, black-and-yellow insects are excellent pollinators. Sweat bees: These bees are often brown or black and occasionally have gray stripes. Some are metallic green.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is seeking new bee collection volunteers as its Bee Atlas initiative enters ...

Examples of solitary bees include the cicada killer, carpenter bees and mud daubers. I’ve also received some inquiries about the large cicada killers recently; they look like overgrown yellowjackets ...

On Monday, May 31, a court ruled that bumblebees can piggyback off the technical definition of fish, which now qualifies them to be listed under the California Endangered Species Act. This ruling ...

Overall, 76% of honey bees in the study revisited the same plot of alfalfa flowers in contrast to just 47% of eastern bumble bees. But size does matter, especially to bumble bees.

Honey bees more faithful than bumble bees when it comes to flower patches, study says by: Daniel Gravois Posted: Jun 30, 2023 / 07:48 AM CDT Updated: Jun 30, 2023 / 07:48 AM CDT ...