Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a new study suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back ...

Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native ...

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new ...

The majority of the earth’s plant species, including our crop plants, rely on the services of animal pollinators in order to reproduce. Honey bees and other pollinating insects annually contribute ...

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other pollinators, according to a study published by UC San Diego biologists Monday.

The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves is on a quest to catalog and understand the native bee population in the state. So far, through archival searches and extensive field surveys, they have ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...

A native bee sits on a purple flower on the left, while a honey bee sits on a yellow flower on the right. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations ...