Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics, which may originate from everyday products, can make bees more ...

Pollinating insects such as bumble bees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom nearby. This behavior is known as "flower constancy." Darwin speculated ...

If you have a green thumb, it may be the perfect time to welcome back pollinators with your own bee-friendly garden. Filling your garden with native plants ... of North American bumblebees have ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

This large, egg-yolk-yellow denizen of the sagebrush steppe inhabits 14 states in the American ... join their local Bumble Bee Atlas chapter or fill their gardens with native flowers such as ...

The Xerces Society is looking for volunteers for this year’s Bumble Bee Atlas field season to track declining populations of bumble bees.

More information: Kentaro Takagi et al, Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: Optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity ...