For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Have you ever wondered why bees or butterflies flock to certain flowers, while completely ignoring others? How do our flying pollinator friends decide what plants to feast upon, and which to flutter ...

If you’re a bee, your life (and the lives of 50,000 sisters in the hive) depends on navigation. Particularly, on your ability to find a jackpot of flowers and make your way back. The main tool for ...

Contrary to the behavior of certain other insects, bees don’t actually fly once it’s dark, according to this trending ...

Can honeybees recognize the beekeepers face? New research by Dr. Dyer from the Monash University in Australia, published in the science journal “PloS ONE”, indicates that bees can learn to recognize ...

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