A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that ...

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee is completely covered in pollen, showcasing the crucial role of pollinators in nature, sustaining ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – The rusty patched bumblebee has become the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be declared endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to list a bumblebee found only in Northern California and Southern Oregon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Franklin’s bumblebee hasn’t ...

As the vibrant colors of summer and autumn fade from our gardens, it’s easy to assume that all outdoor life has gone dormant.

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 ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

Researchers have figured out which plant species bumble bees prefer to include in their diets, providing advice to those wishing to help with bee conservation efforts. During the summer months of 2015 ...

The designation would have been extra layer of protection for the bee, on top of its already endangered status. “This decision weakens the bee’s protection under the Endangered Species Act and will ...

When pollen is scarce, bumble bees will nibble on the leaves of plants that lack flowers thereby damaging them, which compels the plants to bloom two to four weeks earlier A buff-tailed bumble bee ...

The study focused on the Franklin bumble bee, once found only in parts of Oregon and California and last seen alive in 2006.