Scientists have discovered that pollen is a hidden source of natural medicine for honeybees. Symbiotic bacteria called ...

Researchers find that honeybee pollen contains antimicrobial bacteria, offering a natural way to protect hives from ...

A honeybee hive, with its large stores of pollen, wax, and honey, is like a fortress guarding treasure: with strong defenses, ...

Researchers found that pollen collected by honeybees is teeming with beneficial bacteria. These microbes make natural antibiotics that defend bees from harmful diseases. Bees unknowingly bring them ...

You may not like bees, but you don’t want to imagine a world without them. Although bee populations began to decline as early as the mid-20th century, scientists did not become alarmed about the ...

In the Southeast, where I live, a coating of fine green-yellow pollen seems to cover the entire landscape each spring. You start seeing cars coated with enough pollen that you can read the messages ...

The diversity and availability of pollen foraged by honey bees across urban and suburban areas in the US varies drastically with the seasons. The diversity and availability of pollen foraged by honey ...

Millions of years ago, bees evolved from meat-munching wasps, but little is known about their transition from carnivorous insect to flower-seeking pollen-eater. A newly discovered fossilized bee, ...

Honeybees collect a surprising amount of pollen from plants like goldenrod, poison ivy, clover and ragweed — “Things that most people would consider weeds,” said Kimberly Stoner, the senior author of ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes ...

One step is to replace grass with native wildflowers, which will provide pollen and nectar for insects such as ants, bees and butterflies As spring expands across North America, trees, shrubs and ...

A honeybee hive, with its large stores of pollen, wax, and honey, is like a fortress guarding treasure: with strong defenses, but a bonanza for enemies that can overcome those. More than 30 parasites ...