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.

3. Get to know bees in the UK Did you know there are over 200 species of solitary bee in the UK? Get to know the bees in your garden and in the green spaces around you by downloading our bee ...

A complete ban on the use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides in the UK has moved a step closer. The UK Government set out its plans in late December to deliver on a key election pledge. Despite ...

Bee populations are declining in the UK, with data showing that one in 10 bee and butterfly species is threatened with extinction in Europe. Bees are fundamental to food production and pollination ...

They said the bees learned to identify that different colours led to either a "sweet" or a less satisfying reward. The two groups then experienced a simulated predatory attack and a third group ...