Gardeners love mason bees, the nonaggressive, super-pollinator cousins of the honey bee. It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards around Cla ...

The Houdini fly, a small gray insect with red eyes, was accidentally introduced from Europe and has been spreading in Washington and Oregon. It parasitizes mason bees by laying eggs in their nests.

Join the Hunt for Houdini Flies! BOTHELL, Wash., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Rent Mason Bees, the nation's largest solitary bee provider, has partnered with researchers at the University of ...

A free Honey Bee Life Cycle Activity kids can do to learn more about the life cycle of a honey bee as they build a honey bee and an educational bee life cycle foldout. With the weather getting ...

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For community scientists interested in helping map data about bumble bees, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute ...

The collaboration is led by Abigail Lehner , a PhD candidate at UC Davis, who is researching how mason bees are impacted by global environmental change. Lehner recently received a grant from the ...

Create a beautiful honey bee mason tumbler complete with a sparkling rhinestone lid — a perfect DIY gift idea Mark Carney Wins Canadian Election Dominated By Trump Washington legislators just ...

The first Bee Lady Day is marking the life of Jean Bishop, who won people's hearts by raising nearly £125,000 for Age UK in Hull. Mrs Bishop, who died aged 99 in 2021, was often seen dressed in a ...