When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have nowhere to go. A new study reveals just how close these critical pollinators ...

Australia's native bees are underscoring a counterintuitive climate warning. A new study found that bees nesting inside thin plant stems receive so little protection from external ...

Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European honeybees, often found in tree cavities. But many other bees – including many of ...

Australia is home to roughly 1,700 native bee species, and on a scorching summer day, two of them might share the same patch of ground. One burrows into the cool earth and waits out the heat. The ...

As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness of Australian native bee species—revealing a significant gap in public ...

Pollinators – including bees, flies, wasps, moths, butterflies and some nectar-loving birds – are a cornerstone of our ...

New research on Australian native bees suggests that species nesting inside plant stems may be especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. The findings show that pollinator survival depends not only ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite now on our shores after decimating honeybee populations in other parts of ...

Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of ...

Over 20 native bee hives evicted from the Red Arrow walking track have found new homes in local kindergartens and schools, ...

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Australia is home to over 1,700 bee species. These species fall into categories that burrow in the ground, use trees to build hives, or use stems as a home for the colony. Native Australian ...