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Wild bees are under threat from domestic bees, invasive species, pathogens and climate change—but we can help

Canada is home to more than 800 species of wild bees—few may have noticed the diversity of native bees buzzing around, but bees play a significant role in the survival of native plant populations. Our ...

A scientist built 200 hotels for bees. Three years later, the guests he found changed what we know about pollinators and biodiversity

Hotels are usually built for travellers, but some are designed for creatures no bigger than your thumb. Scientists and ...

Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees

Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result ...
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Honey bees are surprisingly abundant, research shows—but most are wild, not managed in hives

There are roughly 100 million managed western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in hives worldwide, with about half in Europe, Africa and western Asia, where the species is native, and the rest in ...
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A New York cemetery was hiding 5.5 million bees underground

Scientists found an estimated 5.5 million ground-nesting bees beneath East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The discovery shows how ordinary urban green spaces can shelter extraordinary pollinator ...
Science Daily

Lifesaver for wild bees: The importance of quarries

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...
Arizona Daily Star

More wild honeybee swarms, nests expected after a wet Tucson spring

With all of Tucson’s lovely desert blooms, you no doubt have noticed plenty of bees. If you want to have a garden with beautiful flowers (and who doesn’t?), you will also have bees and other ...
New Scientist

Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities

Urban pavements can prove unlikely havens for wild bees and other insects, a survey on the streets of Berlin suggests. Sophie Lokatis at the Free University of Berlin and her colleagues explored ...
Science Daily

Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...
The Conversation

Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen

When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers are having to breed more and more bees just to keep managed populations stable. These man-made boxes, ...
The Conversation

Wild bees are under threat from domestic bees, invasive species, pathogens and climate change — but we can help

Canada is home to more than 800 species of wild bees — few may have noticed the diversity of native bees buzzing around, but bees play a significant role in the survival of native plant populations.