Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

As bee populations dwindle globally due to a myriad of factors such as climate change, pesticide use, and habitat loss, the need for innovative solutions to sustain vital pollination processes becomes ...

You’ve heard about the importance of pollinators — birds, bees, butterflies, bats and other small animals that travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies that help plants reproduce and ...

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A dramatic decline in the bee population at fruit farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has scientists wondering whether it is a natural phenomenon or a warning about a future threat to the world's ...

Beekeepers know that if bees do well, humans do better. For good or bad, the extreme weather in Texas, exacerbated by climate change, can influence a bee’s ability to pollinate and produce honey, both ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro has declared the week of June 17 to 23 as Pollinator Week to highlight pollinators' role in producing foods across the commonwealth.We eat at the end of the pollination cycle and we ...