Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

Dave Goulson, bee expert and professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, says that 87% of all plant species on the planet need animal pollination. Not only does this allow for biodiversity ...

“The process of documenting bee biodiversity started centuries ago, but scientists are still discovering new species all the time” said James Hung, OU assistant professor of biology and co ...

"To my knowledge, this is the first bee that has been named after ... "There are about 20,000 described species of bees worldwide. That's more than all birds and mammals combined," said Thomas ...

According to the University of Oklahoma, the new mining bee species is part of the Andrena ... making these sightings all the more uncommon.

There are more than 250 bee species in the UK, including many different solitary bees which live alone, to bumblebees that live in nests, and honeybees that live in hives managed by beekeepers. Bees, ...