The bees are working very hard to collect all of the pollen they can. Nectar is very scarce at this time of the year, and the pollen will be one of their winter’s food sources. The collection of fall ...

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Honeybees collect a surprising amount of pollen from plants like goldenrod, poison ivy, clover and ragweed — “Things that most people would consider weeds,” said Kimberly Stoner, the senior author of ...

A new study from North Carolina State University finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees. This new understanding of active bumble bee body ...

Morning Glory Bees, Cemolobus ipomoea, are rare, solitary bees that specialize on the pollen of morning glory flowers (Ipomoea spp.). This bee is relatively large, over a half inch long and it is ...

Allergy sources and content in bee pollen. Case reports of serious health consequences for the allergic from consuming bee pollen. Paltry scientific record on purported health benefits of bee pollen.