"Losses that would normally take a decade have happened in months." Experts raise red flag over global crisis that could ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

Bees cannot see red, but they can see blue and green, as well as ultraviolet light. This means colours look very different to what we see, and they can see things we cannot see.

Chris Howe is taking over management of Red Bee Media Australia from this month. His appointment follows the resignation of RED BEE Australia managing director, Mick Morris. Howe designed the ...