There are more than 20,000 species of bees in the world. Here's an A-Z sampling of this diverse and vital species.

State apiary inspector Phillip Carter said it can be difficult to identify these bees from typical European honey bees.

Fascinating up-close footage showing how honey bees go about killing a queen bee has been scaring up a storm on social media.

Queen bees mate with an average of 15 to 20 drones (male honey bees), so breeders like Yelle and Cobey mate the bees artificially under a microscope by anesthetizing the queens with carbon dioxide.