Q: In March and April there are little mounds of red dirt all over my lawn. I have seen little yellowish bees going down in the mounds. What do you suggest I use to eliminate the bees? — Gracie ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

are often mistaken for bees. Hover flies are potential pollinators of several native plants. The larvae of many common hover fly species prey on pest insects such as aphids, and so play an important ...

Get the buzz with amazing honey bee facts. Get answers to frequently asked questions about these honey producing pollinators.

Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product ... To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single collecting ...

Plants that have been dormant all winter ... Pollinators can be bees, butterflies, birds, flies, moths, beetles, bats, and other small mammals. I became fascinated with bees in particular and ...