The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

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 ...

Significantly, bumblebees are considered better pollinators, and are loved by farmers for this role in helping crops grow. A key reason is that the larger size of bumblebees means they have more ...