https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bee-science/sections/bees-in-pollination RSS Feed for Bees in Pollination section in the Frontiers in Bee Science journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-14T05:41:09.725+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1644205 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1644205 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Jenifer Dias RamosGustavo Souza SantosCharles Fernando dos SantosThamires Sá De Oliveira KaminskiAna Paola CioneDenise Araujo AlvesFernando Celso Longhim QuenzerAlistair John CampbellAndrigo Monroe PereiraHelen ThompsonAna Carolina Martins de QueirozJosé Maurício Simões BentoCristiano Menezes https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1510451 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1510451 2025-05-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Willams OliveiraOswaldo Cruz-NetoJéssica L. S. SilvaMarcelo TabarelliCarlos A. PeresAriadna V. Lopes https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1508958 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1508958 2025-05-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Kit PrendergastMark V. MurphyPeter G. KevanZong-Xin RenLynne A. Milne https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1394670 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1394670 2025-03-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Pierre Makolo KasongoAlain Tshibungu NkuluMylor Ngoy ShutchaDavid Mugisho Bugeme https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1534837 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1534837 2025-03-04T00:00:00Z Editorial Connal EardleyKatja HogendoornChristine Coppinger https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1408854 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1408854 2024-12-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Quebin Bosbely Casiá-AjchéNatalia Escobedo-KeneficDenisse Escobar-GonzálezEdson CardonaAlfredo Mejía-CoroyJavier Morales-SináEunice EnríquezPatricia Landaverde-González https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1386799 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1386799 2024-08-09T00:00:00Z Original Research Naznin SultanaMd Elmur RezaMd Noor AlamMd Nuray Alam SiddiqueeMd Shafiqul IslamMd Ataur RahmanMd Abu SayedMd Mashiur Rahman https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1357811 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1357811 2024-08-02T00:00:00Z Original Research Camila Maia-SilvaMichael HrncirTereza Cristina GianniniManuel Toledo-HernándezVera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1393431 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1393431 2024-07-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Natalia Escobedo-KeneficEdson CardonaMaría del Coro ArizmendiCésar A. Domínguez https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1392848 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1392848 2024-07-03T00:00:00Z Mini Review Kaleigh A. Vilchez-RussellNicole E. Rafferty 75% of bee species, and despite their ecological and economic value as pollinators, a literature search revealed that only 8% of studies on bee responses to warming involve solitary bees. Here we review studies that have addressed how solitary bees are affected by three main types of warming that vary in magnitude and duration: heat shocks, heat waves, and sustained warming. We focus on direct physiological and behavioral effects of warming on solitary bees, rather than the underlying mechanisms. We find that heat shocks have received little attention in solitary bees both in terms of number of studies and relative to social bees, and all of those studies examine the effects of heat shocks on a single genus, Megachile. This work has shown that heat-shocked eggs, larvae, and pupae tend to upregulate heat shock protein genes, while heat shock at the adult stage can increase mortality in male bees, potentially altering population sex ratios. We find that solitary bee responses to heat waves have received even less study, but the few studies suggest that these events can increase larval mortality and slow development time, and that bees may not be able to physiologically acclimate to heat wave conditions by increasing their critical thermal maxima. Finally, sustained warming, which has been relatively well-studied in solitary bees, can speed development rate, reduce body mass, increase mortality, and alter foraging behavior. Our review reveals knowledge gaps in the effects of heat shocks and heat waves on solitary bees and, more broadly, in the responses of unmanaged solitary bees to warming. To improve our ability to anticipate the consequences of climate change for these critical pollinators, we encourage research on solitary bee thermal responses that examines short-term, extreme warming and incorporates greater ecological realism and complexity.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1391789 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1391789 2024-06-13T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report André KrahnerMichael MaixnerMatthias PortenThomas Schmitt https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1383589 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2024.1383589 2024-04-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Herbeson O. J. MartinsMarcos C. DóreaVinina S. FerreiraCláudia I. SilvaIsabel Alves-dos-Santos https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2023.1274989 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2023.1274989 2023-10-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Madison M. DunlapChristina R. CaseyDustin R. VanOverbeke https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2023.1253157 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2023.1253157 2023-10-11T00:00:00Z Review Walter M. FarinaAndrés ArenasM. Cecilia Estravis-BarcalaFlorencia Palottini