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Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees
A bee pollinating a squash flower Roman Kýbus/Alamy Plants treated with diverse species of fungi that live on…
Antidote to deadly pesticides boosts bee survival
A common eastern bumblebee gathering nectar Nature Picture Library/Alamy In the first study of its kind, scientists have…
How clues in honey can help fight our biggest biodiversity challenges
Foraging honeybees return to the hive carrying pollen from the surrounding flora Eric Tourneret If you are lucky…
Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time
Asian hornets are a threat to native insects in the UK Eduardo Gonzalez / Alamy Asian hornets found…
Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae
Species like the buff-tailed bumblebee are feeling the heat FLPA/Alamy Rising global temperatures may be making bumblebee nests…
These stunning close-up photos offer a window onto the world of bees
A bee from the genus Euglossa, also known as orchid bees Pete Carr Photography FEW insects (or even animals)…
Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week
Bumblebees may be more resilient than previously thought Aaron Bastin/Alamy A lab mistake revealed that hibernating bumblebees can…