Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

From coast to coast, the American bumblebee ... fuzzy bee was once the most commonly observed bee in the United States. Its powers of pollination have nourished our ecosystems and sustained our crops.

A bumble bee queen must go through diapause—a dormant stage that enables an insect to withstand harsh environmental conditions—to survive to the spring, when she can start a new colony.