The Megachile genus of solitary bees includes native Australian species that use plant resin to construct their nests. Australian leaf cutter bees typically belong to a Megachile sub-genus called ...

Without the intense work of pollination that these flying insects carry out, the world would look very different. Now, a ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

“Following our work, the Australian Native Bee Association applied to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to modify the standard to include stingless bee honey,” Hungerford says ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...