Planting Seeds for Bumblebee Dreams
Sowing flowers in spring may have a surprising effect on the inner lives of bees.
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Machiavellian Mothering
These solitary bees rely on deceit to provide for their offspring.
The Birds and the Bees
Crested honey buzzards have unique adaptations for eating their favorite foods: young bees and wasps.
Beauty and the Bee
The tiny but mighty Smeathman’s furrow bee has learned to live alongside its human neighbors, taking up residence in unlikely places.
The Bee Whisperers
Indigenous communities in South America are raising native bees to help protect the insects, conserve forests, and strengthen their own cultural ties to the ecosystem.
Making Nature Less Predictable
In their fight against the homogenization of nature, scientists and farmers are walking well-worn paths and using innovative approaches to help bring native pollinators back to California.
Lens of Time: Bumper Bees
See how scientists use high-speed videography to investigate—and learn from—the clumsy flight of the bumblebee.
Machiavellian Mothering
These solitary bees rely on deceit to provide for their offspring.
The Birds and the Bees
Crested honey buzzards have unique adaptations for eating their favorite foods: young bees and wasps.
Beauty and the Bee
The tiny but mighty Smeathman’s furrow bee has learned to live alongside its human neighbors, taking up residence in unlikely places.
The Bee Whisperers
Indigenous communities in South America are raising native bees to help protect the insects, conserve forests, and strengthen their own cultural ties to the ecosystem.
Making Nature Less Predictable
In their fight against the homogenization of nature, scientists and farmers are walking well-worn paths and using innovative approaches to help bring native pollinators back to California.
Lens of Time: Bumper Bees
See how scientists use high-speed videography to investigate—and learn from—the clumsy flight of the bumblebee.