Bees that live in the ground prefer dry conditions, so the more the lawn is watered, the less likely they are to build nests. Not only can a watered lawn prevent ground bees from inhabiting a yard ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

One-quarter of solitary bees live in cavities — tunnels created by other insects, hollow stems of plants and artificial bee ...

But as the week wore on, the bees began gaining ground. They started to swarm near ... add clarity to the way honeybees live in the wild. Here, worker bees construct new comb out of beeswax ...

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

Leafcutter bees are nature's artists, and their strong jaws are the key to their survival. But what do they do with all those ...

The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are social insects and live in colonies. Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee, will mate and ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Honey bees are a vital part of our ecosystem, responsible for pollinating 80% of all flowering plants, including more than 130 fruits and vegetables. While foraging for ...

What is a Bee Hotel? Not all bees live in hives. In fact, many of them are solitary animals, and they need places to shelter ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...