The gentle nature and solitary habitat preferences make mason bees a great species to “keep” in your yard—that is, if you do it the right way. If you don’t set up their home properly, you ...

To make your own mason bee house follow these tips from Dyan Eisenberger, ... The W. Atlee Burpee Co., affectionately known as “Burpee seeds” to millions of American gardeners, ...

Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as ...

BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of bee hotels are purchased every year, but not many people realize they require annual maintenance. The lack of proper care can ...

It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards around Clark County, where busy mason bees can lay their eggs for next spring’s generation.

For spring-nesting mason bees, the best time to put up a bee house is in late winter, but other bee species will use the tubes throughout the growing season, so there is no bad time to install one.

Q: It’s my first year and attempt as an urban mason bee keeper.I purchased the mason bee house and the cocoons. In a matter of a day, one of my queens has laid eggs in an electric box. Can I or ...

This female two-coloured mason bee may look like she's trying out for the Quidditch team (she'd make a great BEE-ter), but she is actually busy collecting grass stalks to build her nest. The tiny ...

They lay female eggs toward the back and males near the front. One female can lay 18 to 20 bees during her six-week life cycle. Males typically live only eight to 10 days. When the temperature is ...