You're relaxing in your backyard when you hear the familiar sound of buzzing bees, only to realize there's an entire swarm of them nearby. Although your first instinct may be to grab an insecticide, ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. Discovering bees requires patience, a discerning eye, and lots of tools. Over 16 months, Kevin Thomas, a ...

COLUMBIA, Md. — The tiny honeybees in Dan and Jeri Hemerlein's six hives in their big backyard are dedicated workaday drudges, oblivious to the passions they've stirred in humans across Maryland. But ...

Discovering bees requires patience, a discerning eye, and lots of tools. Over 16 months, Kevin Thomas, a participant in a citizen science project by Penn State, caught 400 assorted bees in his rural ...

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