Swampscott Conservancy You’re probably familiar with European or western honeybees (Apis mellifera) given that the popularity of keeping them is on the rise in suburban and even urban gardens. As the ...

Beekeeping is all the buzz in Fort Bend County, where a growing swarm of hobbyists is stepping up to help native bees battle ...

With warm weather extremes now the norm in the UK, protecting bees’ nesting resources is more important than ever, Blenheim Palace’s resident bee expert has said.

Nesting tubes should be 5 to 6 inches long and anywhere from 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter for mason bees and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter for leafcutter bees. Providing a range of tube sizes in your ...

Thousands of bees are nesting in the walls of a Texas home, terrorizing the homeowner. (Source: KHOU, Darrell Murphy) ...

“Judging by the number of bees that are flying in and out of there right now, there could be thousands of them,” Christian Martinez, with ABC Home and Commercial Services, said.

Thousands of bees are nesting in the walls of a Texas home, terrorizing the homeowner.

Social bees and wasps (the cousin that bees evolved from) do defend their hives and nests, often aggressively if you're not careful around them. Pollinator Week is a great opportunity to learn more ...

Mason bee nesting tubes are available online or locally in hardware stores. The advantage when using old crates is that the bottom serves as a built-in shelf when building and filling the palace.

Gardeners love mason bees, the nonaggressive, super-pollinator cousins of the honey bee. It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards ...

Place clean, openable nesting material out in early spring. Remove nesting materials at the end of spring (mason bees only live 6–8 weeks). Harvest and clean cocoons in the fall to remove parasites.