One-quarter of solitary bees live in cavities — tunnels created by other insects, hollow stems of plants and artificial bee ...

Bees naturally inspire fear in people. Their stings can be painful or even deadly for those with allergies. However, bees are ...

The findings of a new study have important implications for native bee conservation, particularly in urban and agricultural ...

• Tear out your lawns. Many species of solitary bees require access to bare ground and cover for nesting, so a wall-to-wall ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

May 20th is World Bee Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate not only the beloved honey bee, but North America’s 4,000 ...

This time of year fills me with such joy and anticipation. Seeing old friends emerge from the ground is almost as rewarding ...

Ground bees are solitary, meaning they have no queen ... welcoming an insect that digs small holes in yards may not be their first instinct. Will those underground nests damage yards and plants? Turns ...

The GreenHouse Learning Community hosted a Pollinators and Sustainable Gardening April 24 between the Allen Centennial ...

There’s a small, dark hole in the ground by my feet ... I discover that ornamental bee houses can be very bad for solitary bees (the bamboo tubes they offer as nesting places are far too short, and ...

(KY3) -While honey bees nest in trees and bumble bees nest in the ground, carpenter bees nest ... Carpenter bees are bigger than honey bees, but are solitary creatures, which means they fly ...

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines. But while ...