Australia's native bees are among the hidden casualties of the devastating Black Summer bushfires, according to a new study that has identified at least 11 threatened species.

Red singer bee Amegilla asaropoda rhodoscymna A flash of red and a quick buzz was all I got when this red singer bee flew by. After much chasing and many failed swings of my net I had to wait to see ...

Native bees can be almost any colour - red, yellow, orange, green, blue, black and white, and while some have dense fur covering their bodies, others are smooth, hairless and shiny. Aussie bees ...

Having vibrant red flowers, both are thought to be pollinated by birds, not insects. Melittologists (people who study bees) tend to avoid such apparently bird-pollinated plants. And it’s also not ...

“Listing severely-impacted species on the IUCN red list and under Australian law represents our best approach to lobby governments to act,” he said, adding that native bees are very important ...

Researchers at the Australian National University are calling on the public to help with collecting the DNA of wild bee drones as time ticks in the fight against an invasive parasite.

More information: Introduced honey bees have the potential to reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees in terms of a male bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction, Frontiers in ...

Bees are the unsung heroes of the food chain, but it is not just golden nectar this humble insect provides.It has been revealed that Australian sugarbag honey can help kill off bacteria and fungi that ...

However, little has been known about the potential of Australian native bee honey as an antimicrobial agent. A study led by Dr Kenya Fernandes from the University of Sydney has now demonstrated the ...

Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees' fitness by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits ...