A flash of yellow and black in the garden is often enough to make people step back. Yet most of us are not entirely sure ...

Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European honeybees, ...

Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground or ...

Scientists studying a Caribbean island cave have unearthed something unexpected: ancient bees very much unlike the hive-dwelling insects we’re most familiar with. For the first time ever, ...