Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

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 ...

However, this doesn't result in efficient pollination ... the average life expectancy for a queen honey bee is up to five ...

Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring pollen from the male to the female parts of the same plant. The late spider orchid however is pollinated ...

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These little miracle workers are a vital part of the environment ... affected by honey bee pollination. Here in the UK around 70 crops are dependent upon, or benefit from, visits by bees: think ...