Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research from ...

Honeybees rely on plant pollen as a protein-packed food source. And some are even willing to steal from other bees to get it. Pollen stealing has been seen before, in the United States. But now, ...

Claire Green knew she liked being outside. "I knew I liked parks. When I went to high school, I got very involved with the National Park Service, so I kind of knew that nature was something that I was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fall is in the air. Chicago evenings have a crisp breeze. But something has been bugging Annie Andrews. Specifically, bees and ...

You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia.

Proper nutrition plays a crucial role in enhancing honey bee resilience against the combined threats of viral infections and pesticide exposure, a study in the journal Science of the Total Environment ...

To protect wild bees for the future, scientists identified which plants we can grow to give them a complete, healthy diet As critical pollinators, bees keep our agricultural systems going — but ...