Honeybees spend more time cooling their hives as temperatures rise, leaving less time to pollinate the fruits, vegetables and ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among the most specialized examples are the wildflowers of the Pedicularis genus ...

Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Helping save the bees may be easier than you think.

Beekeepers can oversee a number of hives and often catch swarms in the wild. These bees then pollinate surrounding flora and ...

DEANNA. THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT, A LOOK AT THE BUSINESS OF HONEYBEES. THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE POLLINATING OUR FOOD AND FLOWERS. AS WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS. SMOKE DOESN’T ...

Among the many pollinators in Maine are butterflies that help carry pollen from flower to flower. Credit: Julia Bayly / BDN In the world of pollinators, honey bees clearly have the best public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know Pollinator Week begins June 17, and runs through Sunday, June 23? To celebrate, let's look at some of our important ...

Celebrate National Honey Bee Day with a hands-on workshop teaching kids about honeybees, pollination and how to help protect these important pollinators.