In 78 nests that researchers watched for 90 minutes, an adult male bee stayed in the nest’s entrance, rump outward, while the mom was out foraging.

A “bee fly” looks a bit like a bee, but it’s a freeloader that takes advantage of a bindweed turret bee’s hard work. The bees dig underground nests and fill them with pollen they collect ...

A Fort Bend County man has been living in fear at his own home for weeks. It started with a strange sound outside his front door.

How an outdoor bee nest happens. Credit: Tim Thompson. ... When foragers return, housekeepers take their load, mix it with bee enzymes and start drying it, fanning with their wings to evaporate water.

Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as ...

A newly discovered species of bee does things the hard way, gnawing its nests out of solid rock even when softer dirt is available. This hard work appears to pay off, however, by providing the ...

Start by getting to the root of the bee problem. ... A bee infestation might mean a nearby bees' nest: check dark and protected spots like tree hollows, beneath porches, or under eaves.

If you hear buzzing and see bees, get away fast. “If you start getting attacked, run,” Troyano said. ... Africanized bees tend to nest in places that other bees wouldn’t consider.

Colorado has nearly 1,000 different species of bees. Now, native bee hotels are creating a lot of buzz. Even Costco now sells bee houses. Also known as pollinator homes, these small rustic structur… ...

The nest belonged to a bee from the family Megachilidae, which are solitary bees that often build nest cells from material they collect, such as soil, bits of leaves, and even animal fur.

An Iowa City resident discovered the first rusty patch bumble bee nest in the state since the species was listed as endangered in 2017. In August, Michelle Wiegand, an education specialist at ...

A newly discovered species of bee does things the hard way, gnawing its nests out of solid rock even when softer dirt is available. The first hint of Anthophora peublo's existence dates back to ...