Native, solitary bees such as mason bees tend to be more docile because they are not defending a hive. After you finish reading about these honey bee facts, meet more of the beneficial bees you ...

Sure, you know that bees pollinate our crops and give us honey. But there's so much more to these buzzing insects than that. 1. Bee stings have some health benefits.

Africanized "killer bees" are spreading across 13 southern US states, with their northward migration driven by climate change ...

5. Anyone, including you, can help a bee out. We can all do our bit to help bees whether that’s in our gardens, balconies or windowsills. You can also chat to friends and family about how cool bees ...

It’s spring again ... time for bees to pollinate flowers. Although bee populations have leveled off during the past few years, we’re still at a nadir historically. In the 1940s, there were 6 ...

Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it’s not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of regret, or ...

Male bees, of all bee species, lack stingers and have, ahem, other anatomy instead. However, some male bees will still make a show of “stinging” if you try to grab them.