Ahead of world bee day on May 20, the author looks at how other animals rely on bees for food and shelter and even transport.

From urban gardens to dense woodlands, these eight species become particularly active and vocal during the summer months.

Which Bird Does Not Make Its Own Nest: More than 10,001 bird species can be found all round the globe. They span a massive size range, from one of the tiniest birds in the world – the teeny Bee ...

For decades, the southern New Zealand dotterel had been disappearing, bird after bird killed on the nest, mostly by feral ...

As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, ...

Do you know which bees can sting and which can’t, or which are likely to live in a bee hotel or make their nests underground?

A blue-tailed bee-eater perches at a nature reserve in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 2, 2026. A batch of blue-tailed bee-eaters started building their nests after arrival at the ...

Carpenter bee burrowing into a wood deck railing - Awakenedeye/Getty Images Carpenter bees are about the size of a bumblebee; the females have black faces, and the males' faces are yellow. Unlike ...

In late April, nearly 1,000 blue-tailed bee-eaters have returned as expected to the banks of the Nujiang River in Baoshan, Yunnan province, where they have begun excavating nests in the sandy cliffs ...

The species is renowned for its hovering skills. They beat their wings rapidly to hover in the air like helicopters, with a graceful and elegant poise. Foraging is also their forte. A bee-eater lands ...