She said these solitary bees use hollow stems for their nesting sites, using mud to build a little wall to seal off each chamber or cell containing pollen, nectar, and an egg. “Mason bee adults only ...

The Urban California Native Bee Survey conducted by UC Berkeley’s Urban Bee Lab from 2005 to 2017 found that close to 400 species, or 25%, of the bees native to our state frequent city landscapes.

Leafcutter bees have sharp jaws resembling serrated knives, yet they are surprisingly docile. These hard-working bees are known for slicing through plant leaves, leaving signature holes in their wake.

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More than 20,000 bee species exist throughout the world, with about 4,000 native to North America. Only 10% of these species are social bees, like honey bees and bumblebees.

The field or worker bees collect and transport the bee pollen to the hive. It is estimated that a colony of bees can collect between 50 and 250 grams of pollen per day — or 33 to 99 pounds of ...

Covered in pollen, the hairy mason bee then goes to the next flower and bellyflops again, which gives it a higher pollination success rate. This is well-known in the bee world and backed up by the ...

Pollinators are essential to the production of native plants and food crops. To help pollinators like bees and butterflies do their job of moving pollen, home gardeners need to provide habitats ...

They produce pollen that bees love in those reddish, scraggly flowers. You might have never noticed them before. In December, violets also bloom and sweet alyssum.

Mason bees are among the 4,000 types of bees native to the U.S. The honeybee isn't one of them — they were brought to the U.S. from Europe in the 1600s. Mason bees don't live in hives and they ...