Solitary bees lay their eggs on balls of pollen mixed with nectar, walling them up into separate compartments in their nest ...

A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn ...

If you want to encourage these little pollinators to nest in your yard, set aside an area of sparsely covered, sandy soil in ...

Individuals increasingly find themselves in cages unfit for lab mice and subjected to conditions with less scrutiny than that ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, ...

Gardeners can attract bees to our gardens with the right mix of plants and flowers. Here are several key tips on landscaping ...

The sun is back! The days are warmer, the freezing nights are fewer, and green buds are starting to shoot their way up ...

Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among the most specialized examples are the wildflowers of the Pedicularis genus ...

The bee population in the UK is declining quickly, and some species of the insect are even on the endangered list. We turn to ...

Mark Ruibal of Ruibal's and Dione Lineberry of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping share their tips for attracting pollinators to ...