Paint black and yellow stripes on anything, and it will instantly bring to mind bees. Yet many bees have forgone the gaudy yellow and gone for a little black number. This can have advantages of making them more difficult to…
Bumblebees are small, fluffy bees that feed on nectar and pollen from flowers. They are found across the globe in a wide range of habitats. Though they produce a small quantity of a honey-like substance, it isn’t the same as…
All female bees have stingers; however, most choose not to use them or have stingers too small to hurt a human. Many people are afraid of bees, but they are far more beneficial than harmful to humans, being essential pollinators.…
Bees are vital pollinators. As such, they help produce our food and the food of many wild animals. Without them, food production would likely fall, and natural ecosystems would be altered, having unforeseen and potentially deadly consequences for humanity. What…
Bee keeping is a means of maintaining and looking after bee species, usually in order to harvest honey and other bee-related products. The practice is many thousands of years old and has in the past often involved the death of…
Almost all bee species eat pollen, as well as nectar, these being their primary food sources. Honey bees create honey from nectar, while pollen is made into bee bread. Pollen is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, as well…
