The Bee Report

The Wild Bees of Montana project, slated to take 15 years to complete, is in its fifth year. The bees collected range in size from no bigger than the head of a pin to roughly the size of a half-dollar. “I think nowadays a lot of people probably think there’s not a lot left to be…
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A team of researchers collected nectar and pollen samples from linden and strawberry trees at Kew Gardens in West London to determine how bees process…
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With pollinator declines accelerating, a new project has launched that provides an opportunity for people in Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota to…
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The climate crisis could lead to more small-bodied bees but fewer bumble bees, according to recently-published research. Scientists in the U.S. trapped…
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A meadow's lush array of flowers needs a full phalanx of bees to pollinate them – far more than just the honey bees and bumble bees that most people are…
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On the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i, the invasive bees can cause nest abandonment and even kill chicks when they invade burrows.
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The rediscovery of the Wallace’s giant bee, a rare slice of good wildlife-related news, was splashed across media outlets around the world. Researchers…
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"It is likely that myself and fellow co-authors were the last people to observe an abundant population of one of the world’s largest bumble bees, Bombus…
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The Bee Report

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