It’s not easy being a queen — a bumblebee queen, that is. To start her colony in the spring, an expectant queen must first survive the winter by hibernating alone in the soil, where she’s vulnerable ...

The bedraggled bumblebee queen seemed lifeless. Yet she was somehow alive — still breathing after being underwater for roughly a week in the lab. Did she manage to hold her breath for all that time, ...

Study finds queen bees prefer contaminated, over clean, soil. Credit: Sabrina Rondeau, University of Guelph An alarming discovery from University of Guelph researchers raises concerns for bumblebee ...

The indispensable book, “Bumble Bees of North America,” was written by Paul Williams, Robbin W. Thorp, Leif Richardson and Sheila Colla. They were aided by a host of other top researchers, including ...

In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and other poisons. By Darren Incorvaia North-facing, sloping ground with loose, sandy ...