Social media is abuzz with photos of bees drinking sugar water from teaspoons, after a post on a fan page dedicated to British naturalist Sir David Attenborough drew attention to the dwindling ...

Bumble bees may have small brains, but that doesn't mean they're not inventive. A new study shows that the insects can innovate to solve complex problems, quickly figuring out a better way to get a ...

If you want flowers or fruits in your garden, they'll need pollinating, and native bees are among Australia's most powerful pollinators. In recent months there has been a mass exodus of backyard ...

How important are bees and what will happen when they go extinct? Is there research into what is killing them? I’ve been told it’s weed killers… – Tink, aged 18, Cornwall, UK. Bees – including honey ...

Bees naturally inspire fear in people. Their stings can be painful or even deadly for those with allergies. However, bees are also pollinators, making much of our food and survival possible. How many ...

Bees are a welcome sight in our gardens. Without the help of bees (and other pollinators) pollinating many of our plants, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the myriad of flowers, fruits, and vegetables we ...

To bring more bees into your yard, it's a great idea to create a welcoming home for them. And as this gardener shows, a extra ...

Picture reaching for something on a high shelf and coming up short. You don’t give up; instead, you find a stool, carry it over, and climb up. Buried in that action is something remarkable: You held ...

Lindsey Reynolds is a writer and enthusiast in all things sustainable. Her work has appeared in Garden & Gun, CNN Eatocracy, The Daily Mississippian, Good Grit, and Oxford magazine. The International ...