Lavender, sunflowers—you name it! Just make sure that whatever you plant generates tons of pollen, has a long blooming season, and provides its own welcome mat. After all, that honeycomb won’t make ...

We rely on many bee species. How do we keep them from dying out? Honeybees, crucial for pollinating many crops, are just one of over 20,000 bee species worldwide. Many wild bee species are in decline, ...

Soccer star David Beckham has become a beekeeper. So why can’t the rest of us? The co-owner of Inter Miami CF gave a jar of homemade honey last year to King Charles, who also maintains bees on his ...

Bee colonies are rapidly declining, which spells bad news for the environment. As of 2025, annual honey bee colony losses in the U.S. are projected to reach between 60% and 70%. Although not all ...

Bees and butterflies aren’t just pretty visitors to the garden. They’re actually doing important work every time they land on a flower. These tiny workers help pollinate fruits, vegetables, and ...

For years now, conventional wisdom, popular slogans and ad campaigns have heralded the same message - we need to save the honeybees. Products from peanut butter to shampoo were proudly declared bee ...

Key pollinators in Arizona faced a rough summer, but community efforts can help them thrive. Arizona is home to the second-most diverse bee population in the country, according to pollination ...

A 13-year-old says her love for honey inspired her to better understand the global decline of the honeybee population. A California 7th grader is the winner of a $10,000 national science competition ...

The vegetative parts of mushrooms may hold the cure to viruses that kill bees. Honey bees may derive health benefits from the certain parts of mushrooms, giving them a chance to combat viruses that ...

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 ...

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 ...