Cleansing flights may look chaotic, but they play a critical role in hive health, disease prevention, and colony survival.

As they flutter through plant and flower blossoms, spreading pollen with every landing, butterflies, bees, and other ...

Previously known as the Scottville Beekeepers of Mason County, the club is expanding its reach, adopting a new name, and pursuing 501(c)3 nonprofit status. The newly renamed West Shore Beekeepers ...

Mason bee. (Getty Images/Henk ... Content continues below Raise awareness: Disseminate information on the importance of bees and other pollinators to food security and nutrition, and environmental ...

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. Once you start with ...

I certainly could see some doing that, for sure.” One alternative is to raise mason bees, aka blue orchard bees. They’re native, gentle, stingerless, practically zero maintenance, and ...

The goal with the corporate beekeeping is to be responsible stewards of the bees, champion for sustainable practices and raise awareness ... yellow hive boxes. Mason James, executive chef of ...

He said the vandal sprayed 60 nucs – nucleus colonies that act as smaller starter hives used for creating new colonies or raising queens. For Mattiaccio, who relies on the bees for his business ...

Instead, he found dead bees carpeting the grass ... Local businesses began chipping in to raise the award, which has tripled to $7,500. Mattiaccio said he hadn’t received any tips, but knew ...

“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 ...

Want Pollination Without the Hassle of Cleaning? Many enjoy raising and cleaning their own mason bees, and we offer step-by-step videos on our YouTube channel to guide you. If you love the ...