The Mechanics Behind the Buzz A bee doesn’t flap its wings the way you might expect. In fact, its flight muscles aren’t ...

Bees are the workhorses of magic. So tiny, they might even slip your eye while you’re strolling in your flowerbed. Spot them and their little antennas will shiver, emitting sounds of buzz, as if ...

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing ...

“Human beings and honey bees are almost the same word.” According to Prof. Thomas Seeley, the Horace White Professor in Biology Emeritus, in addition to these phonetic similarities, honey bees also ...

New research shows a strong correlation between pesticide use and declining sightings of wild bees, with pesticide use causing appearances of some species to drop as much as 56%. The loss of wild bees ...

The sonic texture opens with a rapid-fire hum that rises sharply into the upper register, mirroring the frantic flight patterns of a buzzing swarm. Subtle percussive clicks punctuate the swell, ...

Bumblebees collect pollen by various methods. Some types of flowers, such as potato plants, need tougher treatment to make them release their pollen. In these cases, the bee uses a technique called ...