Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining ...

Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, ...

In the experiment, a bumblebee was trained to roll a ball into a hole in order to receive a food treat, in this case sugar water. In the second part of the experiment, the bee was ...

New research finds that higher temperatures can actually benefit some bumble bee species—particularly those that make subterranean nests. However, periods of extreme heat appear to offset those ...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after ...