This week I want to talk about bumble bees (genus Bombus in the order Hymenoptera). Yes, these very large bees are intimidating due to their size and loud buzzing, ...

Bumble bees—vital and fuzzy pollinators—face unique threats amidst global insect declines. If the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, it’s surely the humble bumble bee. While insect ...

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

Carpenter bees are often misidentified as bumble bees because they are both large bees that emerge in the spring. To quickly tell them apart, look at the head and abdomen: Carpenter bees have ...

They’re about 3/4 to 1 inch long with shiny abdomens, not fuzzy back ends like bumble bees ... But if you have a large-scale ...

Honey bees, a critical component of California’s agriculture, face several challenges to survival. Will the Legislature spend ...

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.

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 ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

Bumble bees are social bees, large-bodied and fuzzy with yellow or brown and black hair. Bumble bees pollinate blueberries, apples, watermelon, and other crops. “Bumble bees can buzz-pollinate, ...

Honeybees and bumble bees, considered social bees, ... Carpenter Bees: You may come face to face with a large bee that hovers in front of you, daring you to pass.

Carpenter bees are often misidentified as bumble bees because they are both large bees that emerge in the spring. To quickly tell them apart, look at the head and abdomen: Carpenter bees have ...