Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

"It’s just like a mother without milk," he said. Mousavi said bees feed the hive by mixing pollen and nectar to create "bee bread." “If they don't have pollen, then they cannot feed the baby ...

The pollen is transported to the hive via the bee's hind legs, packed into honeycombs, covered with a mixture of wax and honey, and used as a source of nutrients for bees and larvae. While bee ...

But behold the humble mason bee! Also called the blue orchard bee, it inelegantly "belly flops" onto a flower, Hunter says.

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

Pollen settles quickly. The one exception is if you’re cat allergic, and you have cats, we do see a benefit from those filters but otherwise not so much." Some people turn to honey or bee pollen ...

Also called the blue orchard bee, it inelegantly "belly flops" onto a flower, Hunter says. It flings pollen everywhere. Covered in pollen, the hairy mason bee then goes to the next flower and ...