DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, have been confirmed in northern Alabama counties. State apiary inspector Phillip Carter said it can be difficult to identify ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - K-State Entomologist Brian Spiesman founded the Bee Machine website in 2020. Since then, thousands of bee species have been identified, and the project has now culminated in ...

Beekeepers across the United States lost more than 55% of their colonies last year, the highest loss rate since records started being kept in 2011. A new study from University of Vermont scientists ...

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 ...

As the weather gets warmer and flowers begin to bloom, bees emerge from their winter hibernation. Bees are essential to our ecosystem, and from their incredible pollination abilities, plants are able ...

Volunteers across Iowa with an interest in pollinator conservation are needed for a new program that will help researchers track and monitor the state’s at-risk bumble bees. Stephanie Shepherd, a ...

Cataloging Idaho bees will benefit crops and the ecosystem, according to researchers who are recruiting and training volunteers to help. “We’re figuring out that these native bee species are almost ...

The BeeMachine app identifies a bee visiting a suburban flower garden in Lawrence as a two-spotted bumblebee. The app uses artificial intelligence to distinguish among species, some of which are very ...

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 ...