Bees can swallow microplastics with nectar, too, so that they accumulate in their guts. The consequences may be serious. A 2024 study by Baracchi and his colleagues found that polystyrene and ...

Flowers equal food for bees, and they also occur on trees, shrubs, fruits and vegetables, herbs, grasses and ground cover. So think beyond the flower bed when it comes to feeding bees.

Bees can sense a flower’s electric field—unless fertilizer messes with the buzz. Bumblebees are really good at picking up on cues from flowers, even electrical signals.

Flower power on Indian farms helps bees and boosts livelihoods. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 11 / 231129003838.htm. University of Reading.

Bees are among the most important wildlife you'll find outside – as one of the top pollinators, they help our gardens thrive, ...

Bees actively adjust flower choice based on color and distance: Updating 'flower constancy' beyond Darwin's theory. Story by Science X staff • 21h.

Bees are flexible in accessing memories. A master storyteller of the mysteries of memory, Marcel Proust describes in “Remembrance of Things Past” how the narrator, after tasting a tea-soaked ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists 156 species of bees as vulnerable, 20 as endangered, and 11 as critically endangered globally. While those numbers are ...

Bees pollinating a flower How to harvest honey and honeycomb. The first time I tried to harvest honey from a beehive I was stung, the bee died, I felt awful, and it was pretty traumatic.

Minecraft bees are adorable, but they’re also essential to the ecosystem just like in real life, so don’t upset them, and they’ll provide you with sweet honey.

Flower shape and size impact bees’ chances of catching gut parasites. Parasite transmission was lower when the insects landed on long, narrow flowers.

Bees actively adjust flower choice based on color and distance: Updating 'flower constancy' beyond Darwin's theory. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...