Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for managed pollination services have new reason to be optimistic about the potential of one honey bee cousin, the blue orchard bee. A recent ...

Boy Scout Troop 186 member Peter Schoderbek of Readington explains a bee nest box to Hunterdon County Director John King during the Tuesday, Aug. 18 freeholder meeting. (PC Robinson | for NJ.com) ...

Native bees are a natural hidden treasure. From forests and coastal wetlands, to farms and urban gardens, there are over 3,500 native bee species in the United States providing an invaluable ecosystem ...

A colony of bees has created an intricate nest inside an irrigation box, surrounded by lush greenery and citrus trees. Bees nesting inside a compost bin compartment with honeycomb structures visible, ...

Immediately outside her front door, Beth Rose communes with bees. She's not rewarded with honey for her hospitality, but her fruit bowl is piled high, and she's never felt the pain of a sting. Rose, a ...

Q: There are bumble bees living in a box on my potting bench. One of them stung me. I don’t want to kill them, but I’d like to use the potting bench. Is there a safe way (for them and for me!) to move ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado has nearly 1,000 different species of bees. Now, native bee hotels are creating a lot of buzz. Even Costco now sells bee houses. Also known as ...