Its high-pitched hum may catch your attention before you see it. This is the most common bee-fly species in the UK. It is widespread across England, Wales and Scotland, occurring in urban gardens and ...

There are more than 250 bee species in the UK, including many different solitary bees which live alone, to bumblebees that live in nests, and honeybees that live in hives managed by beekeepers. Bees, ...

There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are ...

This pocket bumblebee identification guide is an easy-to-use key designed to help you identify the six most common UK bumblebee species by looking at the insects' colour patterns.

Not only that, but in the UK, a third of our wild bee species are rapidly declining. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that wildflowers in the UK are on the verge of disappearing ...

Despite a surge in the number of city beehives, bee populations are still dramatically declining in the UK. Two bee and wildlife experts explain what practical things you can do to support all the ...

Scientists have discovered 15 new species of cuckoo bees hidden in North American museum collections and in an ancient thesis. Like their avian counterparts, cuckoo bees lay their eggs in the ...

The honeybee is just one species. Did you know that there are about 270 species of wild bee in the UK? As they look out for us, we need to make sure we help protect them, too. However, UK bee ...

However, the National Bee Unit responds quickly to reports ... dedicated to monitoring and controlling this invasive species in the UK and parts of Europe seem to be paying off: "Significant ...