A rusty patched bumblebee collects pollen and nectar from a flower. (Image credit: Dan Mullen, via Flickr, Creative Commons license) Bumblebees are large, fuzzy insects with short, stubby wings.

Bumblebees help keep our plant ecosystems happy and healthy with their powerful pollination skills. Learn 15 interesting facts about bumblebees.

On average, bumblebee colonies range from 50 to 400 individuals, with some as small as 20 individuals and others as large as 1700 individuals. Their nests are small in comparison to honeybees ...

Bumblebees get their name from the word bumble, which means to buzz, hum, or move about awkwardly or indistinctly. All 250 extant bumblebee species belong to the genus Bombus, from the Latin word ...

Franklin’s bumblebee, a rare black-and-yellow bee that hasn’t been seen since 2006, has been added to the U.S. endangered species list, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced in August.. It ...