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By careful observation of bumble bee flight patterns, it should be possible to locate other nests. These nesting sites need to be close to good food supplies—fields or forest edges or gardens with ...

I was out in the countryside trying to find interesting flowers to photograph when I came across this beautiful bumble bee collecting pollen from a thistle, Scotland's emblem.

By collecting pollen from flowers ... Bumble bees are much more defensive than carpenter bees. A female bumble bee can sting ...

The level of vibration is said to have been designed to imitate that of bumble bees ... need the nectar and pollen they collect whilst pollinating to feed the honey bee population and to get ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service said the Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebee has not been observed in the U.S. since 2016.

Supplements derived from bee pollen, which is comprised of flower pollen, nectar, enzymes, honey, wax, and bee secretions, are becoming increasingly sought-after due to their myriad health benefits.

Create an account or log in to save stories. 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 ...

The insects were honey bees (79%), bumble bees (19%), other bees (3%), and other insects (6%). Most of the nectar (69%) was not gathered. Although flowers may reabsorb uncollected nectar, this is ...