One week, she was checking on hibernating queen bees kept in a soil-filled ... That is a problem, as about one-third of all bumblebee species are already declining. Discovering they are physically ...

Bumblebee colonies usually have a matured queen bee and several worker bees. During the colder months, the queens hibernate and the worker bees die. Once spring arrives, the queens emerge and ...

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They hibernate through winter for nine months ... of expert scientists To stand a chance of filming the Lapland bumblebee queen, Producer Jane Atkins sent episode researcher Premdeep Gill ...

We hope that by protecting this bee we can also improve habitat for many other species. • Bumblebees have stinky feet — whenever their feet touch a surface, they leave traces of an invisible, oily ...

"The bear that remains sleeping the longest is crowned king or queen for that year." LaFrance said a bear is kicked out of the bracket after waking from hibernation and remaining active for at ...