Worldwide, there are over 20,000 bee species in seven Families. Some commonly encountered and recognizable genera in eastern North America are described below. Since 2006, when large die-offs of honey ...

These types of bees have short tongues ... New subgenera are rarely discovered in the wild, making these sightings all the more uncommon.

“Your parents’ generation may have seen American bumblebees all over their yards ... with their populations plummeting by nearly 90%. The four bee species in today’s lawsuit have suffered declines in ...