Queen bumblebees have sparser hair on their tongues than worker bees, which makes them less efficient at lapping up nectar, ...

The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.

Whether posing as a sexy queen bee, a killer bumblebee or a more humorous version of the winged insect, it's surprisingly simple to apply bumblebee makeup. Use a few basic strategies to create a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of a Bombus terrestris (the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee). Credit: Linas T / Shutterstock. (Close-up of ...

Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...

The most anticipated sign of spring for this gardener is not the arrival of the first seed catalogs, not the first green tips of a daffodil and not even the first sighting of a red-winged blackbird.