Somewhere between 400,000 and 700,000 thousand years ago — about the time Haleakala was forming — a tiny bee arrived in the Hawaiian Islands. This bee was about the size of a grain of rice and ...

Say the word "pollinator" and what comes to mind? Most likely, a honey bee. But the bee shouldn't get the antlion's share of attention. There's a big world of other pollinators out there, including a ...

The adage “The more you look, the more you see” is the basis for the “Pollinators in Paradise” project, a new approach to researching Hawaii’s most important native pollinators: the yellow-faced bees.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Though scientists have long been aware of the bees and their importance, "there's virtually ...

Two years ago, the United Nations started World Bee Day to pay tribute to the yellow insects who are helping to keep the environment stable and the planet healthy. So let's spend today being thankful ...