A solar-pollinator habitat, dominated by purple prairie clover and black-eyed susan flowering plants, undated photo. (Argonne National Laboratory, Lee Walston, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Lars Chittka - author of "The Mind of a Bee", undated. In "The Mind of a Bee", Prof Lars Chittka draws from decades of research to determine that the insects have astonishing cognitive capabilities. (NewsX/Bee)
Bumblebees Do Feel Pain, Study Confirms
Foragers in late summer: From now on, a good pollen input is important so that the winter bees are well fed and live until spring, undated photo. (Janine Fritsch, NewsX/Bee)
Proteins Make Struggling Bees Heavier And Fitter
Honey bees draw nectar from a cactus, undated. Nectar-carrying honeybees are capable of avoiding overheating in warm weather by adjusting their movement, according to a study by scientists in the United States. (Jon F. Harrison, NewsX/Bee)
Study Reveals Why Foraging Bees Don’t Overheat
This little bee (3–5 mm) bee Hylaeus derectus is only known thus far from near Mt Nadarivatu on Viti Levu, Fiji. It was collected from a canopy-flowering mistletoe. (Courtesy James Dorey Photography, NewsX/Bee)
Finding New Bee Species ‘Is A Race Against Time’
Illustrative image shows a bee on a flower, undated. (NewsX/Bee)