Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are also present -- has been understood as a passive ...

Residents in those states looking to help native pollinators can join their local Bumble Bee Atlas chapter or fill their gardens with native flowers such as thistles, milkweed, sunflowers and ...

Curiously, it’s male bees you’ll most often find sleeping in flowers. Yet, why are they passed out like this? Plus, why do they need to sleep in flowers if they have hives and nests they could go home ...

Friends of Secrest Aboretum's plant sale will take place 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on May 10 at Secrest Arboretum featuring more than ...

Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

More information: Kentaro Takagi et al, Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: Optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity ...