The world has far more bees than anyone realized. Scientists have, for the first time, estimated just how many species of ...

It’s a question that has sparked the curiosity of scholars and bee lovers for decades: how many species of bees are there in ...

There could be between 3,700 and 5,200 undiscovered bee species buzzing around in the world, according to a new study that offers a “treasure map” for finding new varieties of the pollinators. Bees ...

Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) have discovered eight bee species that have never been recorded in the ...

Researchers have identified eight bee species never before recorded in Washington state. The discoveries were made in Chelan County during a University of Washington study on climate and wildfire ...

A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the ecosystem, along with the traditional classification ...

Florida's native bees are more efficient pollinators than honeybees and crucial for your garden. Learn how to attract these ...

Honeybees are not native to North America and have never been considered threatened or endangered in the U.S. However, as of August 2023, there were at least nine bee species (not honeybees) native to ...

Love your mixed-berry smoothies and avocado toast? Then it’s time to share some love for native bees that pollinate many of our favorite foods. Say bee, and most picture a European honeybee—a ...