Florida’s native bees come in all shapes and sizes, often with their own quirks. Blueberry bees gravitate toward their namesake, blueberry plants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue Banded Bee (Amegilla cingulata) is a species native to Australia. Currently, scientific organizations are research on how A.

GAINESVILLE — Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala ...

If you picture a bee, you probably imagine yellow and brown stripes without thinking twice. The northern blue-banded bee breaks that expectation the moment you notice it. Its abdomen flashes vivid ...

Researchers believe the new bee species, called Andrena androfovea, formed its own branch on the Andrena family tree about 12.6 million years ago. “The process of documenting bee biodiversity started ...

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.

TEXAS, USA — After several years of observation, a new blue bee has been found in Texas and Oklahoma. According to the University of Oklahoma, the new mining bee species is part of the Andrena genus, ...