Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

Did you know that there is an official Pollinator Week? Pollinator Week 2024 is June 17-23. Annually, Pollinator Week celebrates and supports environments that help pollinators. As children, many of ...

With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the success, ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The bees in the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) historic insect collection are old. “So this bee right here was collected in 1948 in South Kingstown,” said Casey ...

Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...

Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other pollinators, according to a study published by UC San Diego biologists Monday.

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

Stingless bees are so ancient that they shared the planet with the dinosaurs. For the past 80 million years, stingless bees ...

MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to help native pollinators during Pollinator Week ...