Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

How students, scientists and gardeners are working to support pollinators by protecting habitat and food sources.

A native bee sits on a purple flower on the left, while a honey bee sits on a yellow flower on the right. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations ...

Research from Monash University explores how rising temperatures and growing urban environments can affect behavior in native ...

In this video, I taste test native stingless bee honey and see how it compares to regular European bee honey. My Uncle's ...

COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES A native bee—hylaeus connectens—sits on a native shrub kolomona (Senna gaudichaudii ) in Makolelau, an ahupuaa in East Molokai. COURTESY STATE ...

Bloomington is officially a Bee City USA member, Bloomington Parks and Recreation announced on Facebook on Jan. 20.

Recently, I was out in my garden pulling up old pieces of bamboo used for fencing around some fragile native plants getting established. I was in the process of making a pile of them to burn, when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pollen-laden honeybee works a California poppy on a warm spring day at Niguel Botanical Preserve in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...