While the issue is less in the news cycle, many native bees are still on their way to extinction. And commercial honeybees ...

Southern California is home to a flying black-and-yellow treasure. While commercial honeybee hives nationwide are collapsing under attack from deadly parasites, a unique hybrid bee found only in this ...

As a designated National Geographic Explorer, Bertie Gregory traverses the globe documenting wild life in all its complexity.

National Geographic has documentary fans – and I’m among them – buzzing with curiosity. Because “Secrets of the Bees,” one of ...

European bees need reliable pollen and nectar sources (flowers). Try adding flowering plants such as gaillardia (blanket ...

Thousands of years ago, an owl’s messy leftovers became prime real estate for some very determined bees. Deep inside a cave ...

A beekeeper spent her Friday morning vacuuming thousands of bees of the side of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, after more ...