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

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

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

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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 ...

Blue calamintha bees — These metallic blue mason bees rely entirely on two rare flowers found in central Florida’s fragile sand pine scrub ecosystems. Habitat loss to agricultural, commercial and ...

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

I imagine this spot eight months ago, as I watched bumblebees, mason bees and sweat bees forage among them. Back then, in June, the world was exploding with sounds and colors, insects on the wing, and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...