This article was originally published on The Conversation. Declines in bee populations around the world have been widely reported over the past several decades. Much attention has focused on honey ...

Bee-lieve it or not, bees are considered the most important pollinator in the world. Lucky for us, here in Colorado we have the fifth-most bee diversity in the United States. You can find 946 native ...

To bee or not to bee, there really is no question — bees are important for our gardens, crops and the world. In Colorado, honey bees, bumble bees and native bees pollinate apples, pears, peaches, ...

Researchers may be a step closer to explaining the mysterious decline in the bee population in the US which has caused alarm in the food industry over honey supplies and crops dependent on bees for ...

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 ...

Scientists hoping to explain widespread declines in wild bumble bee populations have conducted the first long-term genetic study of Nosema bombi, a key fungal pathogen of honey bees and bumble bees.

An organic pesticide recently approved by the EPA and intended to help ease the decline of the bee population in the U.S. will be delivered in a novel way — by bees themselves as they alight on field ...

The yield and quality of many crops benefit from pollination, but it isn't just honey bees that do this work: bumble bees also have a role. A team has used innovative molecular biological methods and ...

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Post-pandemic business news reports that American industry is desperately short of workers, but don’t tell that to Danville’s Chris Jackson. Jackson, owner of Buzzy's Bee Honey, has no problem ...