One of the UK's rarest species of bees has been spotted at a south Wales nature reserve for the first time.The first shrill ...

The rusty patched bumble bee was abundant across 28 states from Connecticut to South Dakota and up into Canada just 20 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said, but is now "balancing ...

As expected, the most frequently observed species -- 11,555 visits in all -- was the Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens), compared to only 31 observations of the American Bumble Bee.

More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s ...

Carpenter Bee vs. Bumble Bee Identification At first glance, carpenter bees and bumble bees look similar, but there are a few key differences that set them apart.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is seeking new bee collection volunteers as its Bee Atlas initiative enters ...

A bumblebee is now on the endangered species list for the first time in a "race against extinction," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.

A type of bumblebee native to North America may soon be named to the endangered species list. It would be the first bee species to be considered endangered in the United States. The U.S. Fish and ...

Earlier this week, the rusty patched bumblebee became the first bee in the continental United States to be added to the endangered species list. The designation was one of the Obama Administration ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is endangered and losing some of its last habitat, an Illinois prairie. A multi-million dollar airport expansion is stalled because of a last-minutes sighting of the bees.

There are roughly 20,000 species of bees in the world. That’s more species than birds, amphibians, reptiles or mammals. Bumblebees live in underground colonies, caring for a queen.