Bees aren’t just builders—they’re also designers. Nest structure differs among species, with one Australian bee stealing the limelight as of late with its unique, spiral-shaped creation. As ...

The Australian stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria is not your average pollinator. For starters, out of about 20,000 known bee species in the world, T. carbonaria is one of only 500 without stingers.

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines. But while there ...

Nests are also used as hibernating chambers for adults who, unlike most Australian native bee species, survive the winter. fact file photos References & Links ...

Using retro televisions, Louise Cosgrove, from Jimboomba on the Gold Coast Hinterland, is building 'hotels' for Australian native bees. Native bees are smaller than the well-known European honey bee.

The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the environment. A lesser-known species dubbed Euryglossina perpusilla can be found ...

Mites eat nest fungus that might otherwise harm the bee’s young, while the bees transport the mites between their nests. This is one possible reason for why this sweat bee if carrying these large ...

Related: Australian beekeepers celebrate rare flowering of trees that are a magnet for bees. ... Built high into the rock, the bee nests also offer safety from flash floods or erosion.

Officials at the Australian Embassy in Washington insist that their bees aren't a threat to U.S. beekeepers, though they admit that Australia is facing an invasion of exotic Asian honeybees.