A recent bee attack in France left 24 injured and three in critical condition. While bee attacks aren't common, there are some things you should know.

A recent bee attack in France left 24 injured and three in critical condition. While bee attacks aren't common, there are some things you should know.

The Mason City Council on Tuesday approved the first reading of an update to an ordinance on keeping chickens and other animals within city limits.

At the time, bee stings were my biggest fear, so I didn’t care about why bees might disappear. By 12, I spent every recess sitting in the clover, holding mason bees.

12. Mason Bee Credit: Getty Images Mason bees are some of the best pollinators. Farmers even use extraordinary mud chambers to house them. They sting only when trapped or squeezed.

Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as well as flowers. When most people hear about keeping bees, they think of ...

Besides the best-known Orchard Masons, there are about 75 more Mason bee species in the Pacific Northwest alone. Like most solitary bees, most of them only forage about 3-500 feet from their homes.

Are Africanized bees in Mississippi? A state expert says reported colonies have all been eradicated. What to know about where they are, what to do ...