The endangered rusty patched bumble bee has achieved fame as the Minnesota state bee. It’s just one of about two dozen bumble bee species in Minnesota and scientists suspect others are at risk ...

Bees are big business in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state sold $23.5 million worth of honey in 2022, good enough for fourth highest in the country. For bear ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 1.6 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee in six states, including Minnesota. The rusty patched bumble bee ...

From mid-April until mid-October each year, residents can find all kinds of bees in their yards. According to Elaine Evans, a University of Minnesota Extension educator and bee research, there ...

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — On the eighth annual “World Bee Day,” the bees did not seem bothered. They should be.

Every year on May 20th, we celebrate World Bee Day — a holiday dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bees ...

Bruce and Stacy Wilmer chat with freshfruitportal.com about the importance of bees, transporting their beehives, and the mite ...

Losing bumblebees for example just means like ... ATHERLY-LARSEN: Tolentino mentioned there are over 500 different species of native bees in Minnesota, and just like us, it’s important for bees to ...

When people go to the Minnesota State Fair ... Then all you have to do is set up a hive for your bees, kick back and enjoy the fresh honey, right? Not quite, Coleman said. "Nature does take ...

Bumble bees are crucial to agriculture, pollinating crops that make up about one-third of the food supply, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, and legumes. However, bee populations have been ...