Ideally, mason bee larvae feast on the pollen and emerge from the nesting tube as mature mason bees, said Richard Zack ... That is, unless a Houdini fly creeps inside to perform its dark magic.

MAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO bees has long been both sacred and regal. The ancient Greeks venerated Aristaeus, the god of beekeeping; bees have their own patron saint in Catholicism (St. Valentine ...

When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the ...

Perhaps you’ve even added a shelter in your yard to attract mason bees. But are you watering your bees? According to Eric ...

Temperature and humidity monitors inside ... of the tube so they emerge first.) A general rule of thumb is that around 250 female mason bees can pollinate an acre of crops. Among mason bee ...

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Carpenter bees can carve tunnels in wood with their jaws. Discover how they live, build, and help our ecosystems.

In 2018, the U.N. General Assembly sponsored the first “World Bee Day” to bring attention to the bees' plight. Steps as small as planting a pollinator garden or buying raw honey from local ...