Picture shows a Brown-banded Carder Bee (Bombus Humilis) Queen, undated. The habitat of the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) has declined immensely over the years. (Steven Falk, NewsX/Bee)
Leaf cutting bees (Megachile apicalis) and thistle (Cirsium sp.), undated. Rare plant species turn urban gardens into habitats that appeal to scarce kinds of bees and birds, researchers in the United States have found. (Photo by Malcolm Bowey, NewsX/Bee)