You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are struggling. Five butterfly species in the United States have gone extinct ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kevin Langley is a man on a mission — to save bees, one hive at a time. Truth be told, he's on multiple missions, but I joined him in helping to rescue and move a large beehive from a tree limb. If ...
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, ...
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve By Susan ...
Those small, misshapen apples you hate seeing at the supermarket? Turns out, you can blame bees — or the lack of the tiny, ...