Biologists from the University of Leicester have discovered that one of nature's most important pollinators - the buff-tailed bumblebee - either ascends to the status of queen or remains a lowly ...

Researchers have found that pheromones play a key role in reproduction and social status in the buff-tailed bumblebee colony. Specifically, sterile female workers seem to advertise their infertility ...

The news that native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also inform the way imported commercial populations are managed. Subscribe to our ...

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I spotted my first queen bumblebee of the year on a rare sunny day back in January. That was a fleeting glimpse as a large bee ‘bumbled’ around searching for pollen-bearing flowers. Did you know with ...