Bees are best known for their ecological roles as pollinators and, in the case of the best-known species, the western honey bee, for producing honey, a regurgitated and dehydrated viscous mixture of …

Nov 16, 2025 · What is a bee? A bee (superfamily Apoidea) is any of more than 20,000 species of insects in the suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera), which includes the familiar honeybee (Apis) …

Aug 7, 2024 · Honeybees and bumblebees are the iconic representatives of this busy and buzzy insect, but there are actually more than 20,000 different species of bee.

These vital pollinators can be tricky to tell apart at first glance, but this visual guide can help you identify the most common bees in your yard. Make a positive identification with pictures and descriptions for …

Like all insects, a bee’s body is divided into three parts: a head with two antennae, a thorax with six legs, and an abdomen. All bees have branched hairs somewhere on their bodies and two pairs of wings.

Native bees come in a wide array of sizes, shapes, and colors. They are also varied in their life styles, the places they frequent, the nests they build, the flowers they visit, and their season of activity. They …

Nov 17, 2025 · Keeping bees buzzing since 1949. The Richmond Beekeepers Association (RBA) is holding our Beginning Beekeeping Course over 4 Saturdays ( January 10, January 31, February 7 …

Honeybees are important pollinators for flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They live on stored honey and pollen all winter and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. All honeybees are social and...

Bees can be broadly classified into two types – the social bees, which form colonies consisting of a fertile queen, workers, and drones, and the solitary and communal bees, where every female bee is …

Ever wonder what the inside of a honey bee hive looks like? Explore's live bee camera allows you to observe the intricate workings of a bee colony.