(CORNELL) — One in 11 flowers carries disease-causing parasites known to contribute to bee declines, according to a Cornell study that identifies how flowers act as hubs for transmitting diseases to ...

More flowers should mean healthier bees, right? Not always. Scientists studying wild bees in Israel have discovered that greater flower diversity can sometimes increase viral infections rather than ...

Flowers can pose a grave danger to bees, a team of researchers has determined. The study is the first to show that not only can bees disperse parasites around the environment but also that flowers are ...

In the Plumas National Forest of Northern California, a Vosnesensky bumble bee (bombus vosnesenskii) and a Nevada bumble bee (bombus nevadensis) feed on Rydberg's penstamon (penstamon rydbergii) ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost from gardeners.