There are plenty of ways to keep yourself busy during the winter to improve your small ecosystem in the spring. Here's one ...

On a subzero morning, I clip into skis and head out across my meadow, gliding between desiccated husks of sundial lupine ...

Find out how to get rid of ground bees without using harsh chemicals and how to prevent them from returning. Although generally not aggressive, ground bees can cause a few issues with their ...

There are more than 550 species of bee native to North Carolina and chances are many of them make their home in your garden ...

But as the week wore on, the bees began gaining ground. They started to swarm near the entrance of the nest, creating a living carpet of guards. Each time a hornet flew too close, some of the ...

By WALLY PECK, Beltrami County Master Gardener Got bees? The question pops out at you from the flashing sign for a hardware store. The motivation is to sell you sprays or traps to eliminate these ...

The species she came across belongs to the genus Diadasia, which are considered solitary bees. This means that, unlike honeybees for example, they do not build hives and live as a collective. Instead, ...

The researchers compiled data from nearly 400 studies, finding that pesticides harmed beneficial, soil-dwelling invertebrates including earthworms, ants, beetles and ground nesting bees in 71% of ...

Though flowering seasons may be brief, arid conditions provide lots of bare ground for nesting, and help stave off the fungal infections that afflict bees in wetter habitats. In a world without ...