(CNN) — Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground ...

While honeybees are important for crops and as a food source for humans, native bees pollinate as much as 80% of many ...

In the first study of native African honeybees and honey-making stingless bees in the same habitat, humans and chimpanzees are the primary bee nest predators. Robert Kajobe of the Dutch Tropical Bee ...

Gardeners know that it is important to attract beneficial insects as pollinators. One pollinator native to our region is the hard-working blue orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria). They are bluish black ...

After performing CT scans, X-ray technology that creates detailed 3D imaging, the authors were able to determine that the small nests were made of mud and belonged to a bee. While wasp nests are made ...