Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.

The state of Illinois has chosen its official state bird, fish and a host of other creatures, and now the state has an ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows ...

The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas is looking for volunteers to net bumblebees and collect data that could help conserve the native ...

Scientists at Macquarie University in Australia and Southern Medical University in China have discovered that bumblebees show ...

Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food ...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

It's easy for us to tell if someone is enjoying their meal or not. They lick their lips if they like it, grimace if they ...