Is That a Bee Sleeping in My Garden? It’s a question you might not have considered unless you’ve seen a bee, unmoving, nestled in the center of a flower. At that point, you might be prompted to ask: ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, like honeybees and bumblebees. This adorable post from sociaty shows exhausted ...

Honey bees must make it back to their hives before dusk to avoid individual bees becoming lost or exposed to nighttime dangers. Forager bees sleep overnight so that they are ready to work the ...

Worker bumble bees have been found to sacrifice their snooze times to look after the larvae. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands.

So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of plants, biodiversity and agricultural production. Their presence goes hand in ...

Bees take on a big share of this workload: Pollinators, most often honey bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we take, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, ...

We are all better after a decent night's sleep — and insects are no different. But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies — with big ...