Honey bees are incredibly social insects. They live together in big groups with other bees in an organized society that ...

Honey bees must make it back to their hives before dusk to avoid individual bees becoming lost or exposed to nighttime dangers. Forager bees sleep overnight so that they are ready to work the ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

Carpenter bees are known to drill into wooden structures that may exist around your home, such as a wood deck or the siding of your house. However, carpenter bees are incredible pollinators, and if ...

Animals were once considered mindless—incapable of thoughts or feelings. These views dominated common thought for millennia, until research indicated that mammals and birds can think and feel ...

It was three in the afternoon and over 30 degrees C, yet despite the heat there was not a drop of sweat on my body. The air was so dry that any perspiration was sucked from my pores before I even felt ...