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 ...
Scientific name of bee is Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee), part of the Apidae family. Bees are crucial pollinators, adding $18 billion to US agriculture annually. There are over 20,000 species; key ...
Most of us can tell the difference between a honey bee, a bumble bee and a yellow jacket. Between those species there are hundreds of other species in Pennsylvania and thousands across North America ...
Kelsey K Graham receives funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Declines in bee populations around the world have been widely reported over the past several decades.
The following six families of bees are found in the New York City area: the Colletidae (18 species), Halictidae (46 species), Andrenidae (63 species), Melittidae (3 species, although these have not ...