Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a new study suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back ...

A group of garden enthusiasts gathered around a table at the Charleston Horticultural Society headquarters with a set of supplies: empty 24-ounce beer cans, six-inch bamboo sticks and wide burlap ...

Seven years ago, Andrea Montoya took her grandson to play in Boulder Creek – and her life changed forever. “My husband said, ‘Did you see that structure over there? That’s called a bee house,'” ...

In Boulder, Colorado, the grasses and prairie flowers of the Great Plains wave as they stretch up, eventually giving way to the Ponderosa pines that dot the Rocky Mountains. This ecosystem overlap is ...

Spring has finally arrived in the U.S., bringing its bright spectacle of budding trees and migrating birds, along with more subtle but equally important changes—among them, the first emergence of ...

As a kid, watching insects in my backyard helped me develop a deep curiosity and appreciation for the intricacies of nature. Today, I still love being a voyeur in their world. But the helpful insects ...