Bumblebees nest below ground or right on top of the soil in existing burrows. You can fashion such a space with a nursery pot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have been warning for years that bumblebee populations are declining, posing a risk to the vital role that pollinators ...

Cornell researchers recently observed a novel ‘outhouse’ structure in Arctic bumble bee nests that could mitigate the spread of fecal-borne disease within bee colonies. The outhouse is a small and ...

(This story was updated to correct how often the rusty patched bumble bee has been seen. It's been seen in seven states over 10 years.) The rusty patched bumble bee had only been seen in seven states ...

I recently shared a study with you that documented a disturbing decline in insect-pollinated wildflowers (more here). There are a variety of threats to flowering plants, and foremost amongst them is ...

A: The phenomenon of seeing the wax from an outdoor bee nest (not beehive) is not unknown, but it is certainly unusual. It is what’s left after a swarm of bees, led by a queen, can’t find a sheltered ...

Many want to attract bees to their garden, but when they build a nest inside the walls of your home, that's a different ...