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

BOTHELL, Wash., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As winter thaws and temperatures rise, mason bees will soon emerge! Once temps reach 55°F+, these essential pollinators wake from hibernation, ready to ...

“The mason bee just belly flops into each flower,” says Dave Hunter, who runs the mason bee resource Crown Bees in Woodinville. Hunter says raising mason bees is generally less expensive and time ...

• Raise mason bees (spring) or leafcutter bees (summer)—it’s easy and fun! Host crafty solitary bee box-building garden parties or even cocoon-unwrapping parties in the fall.

Solitary bees are also known to be friendly, gentle, easy to raise and fun to observe. Dave Hunter, founder and owner of Crown Bees , and author of Mason Bee Revolution , says, "The objective of ...

Rent Mason Bees, the nation's largest solitary bee provider, has partnered with researchers at the University of California, Davis to address the alarming spread of the Houdini fly, an invasive ...

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.

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 ...

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.