Although ground bees don't sting, many homeowners want to know how to get rid of ground bees, as they can wreak havoc on ...

If you want to encourage these little pollinators to nest in your yard, set aside an area of sparsely covered, sandy soil in ...

Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious ...

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

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, ...

As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the first to emerge. For most of my life, I confess that I was terrified of bees. Growing up in Florida, where stinging insects are ...

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.

A wildfire that broke out on a protected area of lowland heath is likely to have killed bees, ground-nesting birds and other ...

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 ...