Bees are hovering over North Carolina yards — but you may want to think twice before racing to get rid of them. That’s because you’re likely seeing ground nesting bees, which are known to be docile ...

Bees are commonly imagined as insects that live in hives hanging from trees. In reality, however, about 70 percent of native bees build their nests in the ground. And, according to new research, some ...

A casual walk through an Ithaca cemetery led to the discovery of a gigantic hidden bee population — roughly 5.5 million ground-nesting bees packed beneath the soil. Scientists believe it may be one of ...