The bee is one of nature’s most prolific pollinators. There are over 20,000 bee species, most of which spread pollen between flowers. Bees can be divided into groups based on their social behavior.

It’s National Honey Bee Day, and a great time to reflect on these amazing and diligent insects, the art of raising them, and the issues facing them both. ... also known as a pollen basket. ...

The pollen that remains clinging to the bee is brushed into pollen baskets on their hind legs. If you watch closely when bees are visiting flowers you can see the pollen collected in these baskets.

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California ...

ON February 11, a mild and sunny day, my bees were working busily on Eranthis hiemalis, the winter aconite, and by watching them I was able to verify my opinion, published in The British Bee ...

Most of us love that liquid gold called honey. It's known for its sweet taste and for its medicinal value. But did you know that bee pollen by itself is even healthier and more beneficial? Let's ...

Forgive us, but honey is bee vomitus Bees need pollen mostly for the protein, and nectar mostly for the carbohydrates. Whatever they don’t eat in the field, they store away for the hive.

A honey bee flies in to collect pollen from a sunflower in Rockford. Bees collect pollen in the pollen basket (seen on the bee's hind legs,) and carry it back to the hive. In the hive, pollen is ...

Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test to Monitor Hive Health. Published May 31, ... Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket.

She collects it, puts it in her pollen basket and moves on to the next flower.” Because they’re not as efficient, it takes a honey bee a dozen visits to accomplish what a bumble bee can do in ...