Experts encourage simple changes such as planting native pollinator gardens and mowing less frequently to help fragile bee and insect populations bounce back this summer.

An Anna's hummingbird chose a reader's backyard cactus to build a nest and lay eggs, but not everything went to plan.

I did as advised and let my dandelions grow during May and was rewarded by a visit from this large bumblebee. Which species ...

Conservationists and local volunteers are searching for one of Cornwall’s most beautiful and rare bees – the Moss carder ...

Guildford Borough Council marked World Bee Day by highlighting the important role bees play in the ecosystem and what the ...

They are called wool carder bees because they collect plant fibers and “comb” them into the lining of their nests. Halictus rubicundus female on Achillea millefolium – A female orange-legged furrow ...

(The other 75% create nests in the ground ... Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.), yellow-faced bees (Hylaeus spp.), and carder bees (Anthidium spp.) usually start emerging in May.” ...

“The earliest emerging stem-nesting bees are the mason bees which start emerging in early March. Small resin bees (Heriades and Hoplitis spp.) start emerging in April. Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.) ...

“The earliest emerging stem-nesting bees are the mason bees, which start emerging in early March,” Roos says. “Small resin bees start emerging in April. Leafcutter bees, yellow-faced bees, and carder ...

Wool carder bees, for example, make their nests in preexisting cavities such as hollow sticks, pine cones or snail shells. Males are extremely territorial, defending their favorite plants by ...