As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, ...

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some ...

Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

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

Bumble bee survival depends on nest location and extreme heat. Underground nests protect colonies, while aboveground nests ...

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.

Get a honey bee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s, at least, how it works in clean ...

Honey bees aren’t the only insects that pollinate crops, but we often overlook or lump together all other, non-bee pollinators – flies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, ants, birds, and bats, just ...

There are nearly 1 million insect species that can be found across the globe, according to the Smithsonian. With this many creepy crawlers roaming around, there's a chance some can be in your backyard ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Have you noticed more bees buzzing around, specifically carpenter bees? With warmer weather last weekend, a lot of people got outside to break their cabin fever and soak in the ...