Black and gold bumblebee officially designated Illinois State Bee
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.
At one point, so many bees gathered on a tree that a huge branch snapped under the weight. authorities warned neighbors to stay in their homes.
Kit Prendergast discovered the bee while surveying a critically endangered wildflower and was drawn to the insect's unique appearance.
A truck was hauling the bees when they somehow escaped and started stinging the driver. The driver lost control, hit a pedestrian, and then crashed into a pole.
A truck carrying more than 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives flipped near the Canadian border this past Friday.
May is Honeybee Awareness Month, and one Chicago area organization is doing its part to generate some buzz for our fuzzy friends.
According to a new report, commercial beehives lost more than 60% of their population in less than a year — and they are not the only bees we are losing.
According to a new report, commercial beehives lost more than 60% of their population in less than a year — and they are not the only bees we are losing. Tara Molina reports.
The zoo built two new hives of honeybees with the help of the Illinois Bee Rescue.
Did you known that bees help pollinate about 35% of the world's food crops? Resident bee-expert Abdullah Motiwala and beekeeper John Tyminski teaches about how bees play an important role in the eco-system.
They were found after the owner's kids complained of hearing buzzing at night.
"We moved the grass, and we planted thousands of seedlings of native plants. If you look around today, you can see bees, butterflies. It's a black-and-white change from what we had last year."
CBS 2's Noel Brennan did not get stung while covering this story, but a bee did find its way back into the CBS 2 newsroom while stuck in his hair.
CBS 2’s Noel Brennan did not get stung while covering this story, but a bee did find its way back into the CBS 2 newsroom while stuck in his hair.
There's a cloud of activity because a few thousand bees have set up residence. While most people walked by without incident, the tree hive caught the attention of everyone walking by it.
This video shows a swarm of bees on a tree in Daley Plaza just before 6 p.m.
Some people in Daley Plaza noticed the bees and looked up or took video, but many did not appear to notice.
Scientists in the U.K. trained a bee to push a red button on a wheel to reach a sugary treat, and other bees observed and learned to do the same. Meanwhile, Joe has a little dad joke about bees to brighten your afternoon.
