Bees play a key role in pollination, which is essential for our planet's survival. They fly from flower to flower to gather nectar and pollen. This action aids plant reproduction, which leads to food ...

Bumblebees look cute. They have a thick fur, fly somewhat clumsily and are less aggressive than honeybees or wasps. They are very much appreciated by farmers as keen pollen collectors. Particularly in ...

But, not so for bumblebees, where the queen is larger but otherwise physically indistinguishable from her workers. In a study ...

Biologists from the University of Leicester have discovered that one of nature's most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee - either ascends to the status of queen or remains a lowly ...

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New research from pollinator experts shows that Irish populations of one of the most commonly sighted bumblebee species show genome-wide differences from those on the island of Britain. The news that ...

Queen bumblebees have sparser hair on their tongues than worker bees, which makes them less efficient at lapping up nectar, ...

Bumblebees aren’t merely bumbling around our gardens. They’re actively assessing the plants, determining which flowers have the most nectar and pollen, and leaving behind scent marks that tell them ...

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