Native bees are a natural hidden treasure. From forests and coastal wetlands, to farms and urban gardens, there are over 3,500 native bee species in the United States providing an invaluable ecosystem ...

Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for managed pollination services have new reason to be optimistic about the potential of one honey bee cousin, the blue orchard bee. A recent ...

Annapolis, MD; March 23, 2017 -- Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for managed pollination services have new reason to be optimistic about the potential of one honey bee cousin, ...

Boy Scout Troop 186 member Peter Schoderbek of Readington explains a bee nest box to Hunterdon County Director John King during the Tuesday, Aug. 18 freeholder meeting. (PC Robinson | for NJ.com) ...

Q: There are bumble bees living in a box on my potting bench. One of them stung me. I don’t want to kill them, but I’d like to use the potting bench. Is there a safe way (for them and for me!) to move ...

A: The phenomenon of seeing the wax from an outdoor bee nest (not beehive) is not unknown, but it is certainly unusual. It is what’s left after a swarm of bees, led by a queen, can’t find a sheltered ...

Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground or ...