As winter thaws and temperatures rise, mason bees will soon emerge! Once temps reach 55°F+, these essential pollinators wake ...

Mason Bees Are Solitary: Each female lays her own eggs, builds her nest, and gathers food. No hive, no queen, no honey—this makes them non-aggressive and they do not sting. They Hibernate in ...

For example, the mason bees (~ 130 species in North America) pollinate blueberries, blackberries, and cherries (Figure 5). After a female mason bee mates she finds a tube-like structure and builds ...

Warm weather brings about a variety of bugs, including colorful green bees. Here's why you should appreciate the shiny, ...

Solvin explains that he’s motivated to take pictures of wild bees to ‘raise attention for the diversity of insects that so few of us are aware of. Climate change and our unsustainable use of nature ...

From $25; Hedgerow Herb Co., 811 E. Burnside St., Suite 116; hedgerowherbco.com. Raising Mason Bees: 10 a.m.-noon. Join mason bee expert Ron Spendal for a class focusing on environmental needs ...

Plant clover and catmint to encourage them into your garden. Red mason bees need a box filled with hollow pipes, such as cut lengths of bamboo. They lay their eggs one at a time with a supply of ...

Some of the most beneficial types of bees will respond very well to you building them a home. Mason bees and blue orchard ...

During the warm days of spring and summer, the air is filled with the buzz of bees busy collecting nectar and pollinating ...

To bee or not to bee? That is the question that has been well-documented for years as to the importance of bees to our environment.