As spring arrives and homeowners begin to enjoy their outdoor spaces, a less welcome visitor often emerges: the carpenter bee. These industrious insects, while ...

If you see holes in your deck, you can take a closer look to see if carpenter bees were behind them — but don’t get too close ...

As the frost line retreats northward in the early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed – and occasionally preceded – by the arrival of our most common flycatcher: the ...

Scientists have found ways to remotely detect the sound of invasive Asian hornets hovering outside beehives in a move that ...

This is the time of the year to get some nesting boxes prepared for our feathered friends. Bluebirds, wood ducks, kestrels, ...

Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more ...

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.

(Image: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust)Good for nature: Most of our bees are solitary; some species nest in holes in the ground ...

In service of his mission, Waterhouse plants forage for bees along roadways and in fields. He also responds to requests to ...

What is a Bee Hotel? Not all bees live in hives. In fact, many of them are solitary animals, and they need places to shelter ...

Nature is a system, and everything in that system is connected. Left to its own devices, it knows how to seamlessly integrate ...

These large black bees hover around the outside of homes, buildings, sheds, barns, and decks. They are searching for mates and favorable sites to construct their nests.