Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North America could count on spotting one of the continent’s most common bumblebee species buzzing from flower to flower. Today the American ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - K-State Entomologist Brian Spiesman founded the Bee Machine website in 2020. Since then, thousands of bee species have been identified, and the project has now culminated in ...

Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly available “keys” resemble the field guides familiar to fans of fauna and ...

This well-illustrated guide captures the beauty, diversity, and engaging world of bees and the native plants that support them. Superbly designed and organized, this is an indispensable source of ...

The growing number of gardeners growing pollinator gardens may need to dive a bit deeper than the selection of plants they choose to place in those beds. While many are concerned about butterflies, it ...

A group of Dutch scientists is enlisting the help of an unusual group of participants for a new kind of rapid COVID-19 test: bees that have been specially trained to detect the virus. Researchers at ...

A new study shows that UK solar parks, if managed correctly, can provide vital resources to help stem the decline in the nation's bees and butterflies. The new research provides peer-reviewed field ...

Scientists want to know how well bees are coping with habitat loss. But first, they need to be able to tell nearly identical species apart. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly available “keys” resemble the field guides familiar ...

The BeeMachine app identifies a bee visiting a suburban flower garden in Lawrence as a two-spotted bumblebee. The app uses artificial intelligence to distinguish among species, some of which are very ...