REGISTER HERE. As their name suggests, ground bees are insects that nest in the ground, as opposed to more social bees that nest in the open or in tree cavities. Although bees can be beneficial to ...

More information: Sabrina Rondeau, Digging below the surface: Hidden risks for ground-nesting bees, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adt8998 Provided by University of Ottawa ...

The species she came across belongs to the genus Diadasia, which are considered solitary bees. This means that, unlike honeybees for example, they do not build hives and live as a collective. Instead, ...

In 2005, Africanized honeybees (AHB) were discovered in 13 Florida counties in central and south Florida. By 2006, they had moved into three more counties, and in 2007, they were found in another ...

Though flowering seasons may be brief, arid conditions provide lots of bare ground for nesting, and help stave off the fungal infections that afflict bees in wetter habitats. In a world without ...

EVERY month, there are reports of Africanised bees attacking individuals, mostly those engaged in agriculture, and stinging their victims to death. Last ...

Scientists at the University of Exeter found buff-tailed bumblebees drop to the ground ... "With honey bees, the hornets do something called 'hawking' - hovering outside the bees' nest and ...