The fat bees are back, as are the tiny holes they love to drill in decks and porches. Carpenter bees (not to be confused with bumblebees or honeybees) are large bees with shiny, black tail sections.

Spring has begun to show its face in South Carolina, filling yards again with life, including the buzzing of bees. However, when you think of bees, it’s probably about swarms of them in hives above ...

An image of a mining bee, also referred to as a ground bee. screenshot Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation Spring has begun to show its face in South Carolina, filling yards again with ...

Whether your hive is rousing after winter or you're setting up new hives with fresh bees, you need a plan. Northeastern Kansas Beekeepers Association board member Becky Tipton will put you on-track ...

Matthias Becher works for RIFCON GmbH, Germany. He received funding from UKRI NERC for supporting the development of BEESTEWARD (project NE/P016731/1). Tonya Lander does not work for, consult, own ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...

Hidden predators like pollen mites, Houdini flies, and chalkbrood linger inside nests, emerging in spring and harming future generations of bees. Proper cleaning removes these threats, ensuring every ...

As spring nears and the weather warms up , nature’s greatest pollinators – bees – tend to come out of hibernation. North Carolina is home to around 500 species of bees, according to Stan Schneider, a ...