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 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 ...

There are more than 250 bumblebee species worldwide, and in the U.S. alone, there are 49 species of bumblebees. In recent years, two species have gone extinct, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Scientists have revealed a "major" new factor in the decline of bumblebee populations across the world. Bumblebee populations have declined by 90 percent in the past 20 years, according to ...

Bumblebee queens might have no ill effects after emerging from hibernation in soil with pesticides, but later could struggle to forage for food once they start their colonies, for example.