In the end, piles of sand, bee hotels and honeybee hives won’t help wild bees. Instead, we should be planting more ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

Social bees, such as honeybees and bumblebees, often live in hives or nests, above or below the ground, while most solitary bees nest in the ground. Bees can be found in so many locations, some ...

Most of our bees are solitary. A few are social ... inches and we'll leave those cut stems from the previous year to be nesting habitat for bees that will actually nest in those plant stems.

A public comment period ends today, January 27, 2025, on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposed critical habitat ...

Plant aromatic herbs and flowers with bright colors to attract bees and butterflies to your garden. Include wooly plants to provide nesting materials for solitary bees and enhance biodiversity.

There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are ...

New public health guidelines offer research-backed steps for individuals and communities to strengthen social bonds, combat ...

While bumblebees and honey bees live in communal hives, solitary bees live alone and have to make nests in whatever secluded space they can find. Although they aren’t as iconic as their social ...

Being social means many individuals share one nest. Solitary wasps and bees nest alone. This article focuses on the habits of social wasps and bees. People mistakenly call all stinging insects "bees." ...