Have any of you seen 80 boxes of bees lying around? Mostly cream in color, with blue baseboards, blue-and-white lids, and red ...

Local beekeeper Mitch McLennan says hive thefts have become ‘quite commonplace’ due to rise of parasitic varroa mites ...

New research finds that higher temperatures can actually benefit some bumble bee species - particularly those that make ...

Purple flowers are one of the easiest ways to make your garden stand out. From soft lavender hues to deep violet blooms, ...

A natural compound made by Australian bees to seal their hives may help stop scarring in human skin after surgery, injury and burns, according to University of the Sunshine Coast researchers. The ...

Krystle Hickman was photographing honeybees at Sepulveda Wildlife Basin when she noticed an unusual insect on a mustard plant. She knew it was a bee, but the species was a mystery to her. The same ...

There are some people who argue that we have “saved” the bees, while others say honeybees never needed saving in the first place. In truth, the problem hasn’t gone away. “Our losses have been getting ...

WASHINGTON, USA — After wrapping up its second full year, the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Washington Bee Atlas (WABA) has collected and identified records of nearly 30 new or ...

The variety of the state’s bees, and their many quirks, may surprise you. A blue calamintha bee visits a Ashe’s calamint plant. The blue bee is critically imperiled and found in a few Florida areas, ...

Spring has always been the season of pollinators, but in Washington state, it's also becoming the season of discovery. A growing army of volunteers is fanning out across the state to document bee ...

Several long-lost species, turned up by citizen-scientists with nets and specimen jars, had not been seen in Washington for a century or more. The state is home to at least 600 native species of bees, ...