Bee pollen may also contain some flower nectar and bee digestive enzymes. Once the bees return home with the pollen they collect, other bees cover it with a small amount of beeswax and honey.

While this cute bumblebee spent a frolicking time, it taught us that life is too short not to taste a flower.

Bee pollen is a mix of flower pollen, nectar, enzymes, honey, and bee secretions collected by worker bees. These tiny granules serve as food for the hive and contain an impressive array of ...

Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other ...

High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure ...

Last week was National Pollinator Week, which celebrates the importance of insects, birds and other animals that pollinate ...

Solitary bees are a diverse group of wild bees that nest alone rather than in hives or colonies like honeybees or bumblebees ...

Supplements derived from bee pollen, which is comprised of flower pollen, nectar, enzymes, honey, wax, and bee secretions, are becoming increasingly sought-after due to their myriad health benefits.

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...