The most effective way to keep bees from taking over your hummingbird feeders is to prevent them from accessing the syrup in ...

If you see a carpenter bee nest in your yard, you can't handle them in the same way as other pests. But thankfully, you can ...

Finally, provide water. A shallow dish filled with pebbles and water, or a birdbath with added rocks, gives thirsty bees a ...

Is your yard overrun by bees? Even if you value pollinators, you may not want to risk being stung. Luckily, there are quick, ...

Bees are more than just cute little fuzzballs buzzing around. They are the ultimate gardeners, tiny dynamos responsible for pollinating one-third of the world’s crops and keeping ecosystems humming.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Backyard beekeepers play a critical role in maintaining a thriving pollinator population, and two Mississippi State scientists in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, ...

YORK, Pa. — They’re small, essential and in serious trouble. Bees, the unsung heroes of our food system, are disappearing at an alarming rate. As wild populations dwindle worldwide, a growing number ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look ...

Santa Rosa has released a draft set of rules that would legalize backyard beekeeping, a proposal spurred by a young boy and his family who helped champion residents’ rights to raise bees in the city.