In the last three years, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bee Monitoring Program, 20 master gardeners from around Pennsylvania have netted and trapped more than 25,000 specimens across 25 counties. They ...

Dear Master Gardener: I have read about the decline of the bee population. What can I do to attract bees to my yard? Answer: In light of growing concern over the recent loss and disappearance of bees ...

Q: I have been reading about the loss of bee habitat and would like to do something to encourage bees to come to my garden. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this? A: I’m so glad you are ...

Answer: In light of growing concern over the recent loss and disappearance of bees and bee colonies many backyard enthusiasts are rediscovering a relatively simple and fun way to assist these ...

Q What will it take to have native bees visit my garden all year, not just in the early spring? A Our Bay Area gardens can become a favorite year-round habitat for some varieties of native North ...

Bees are among the hardest working animals on the planet. Their most important activity is pollination. While many of us only recognize them only by their ability to sting, and want to run in fear ...

Q: There are bumble bees living in a box on my potting bench. One of them stung me. I don’t want to kill them, but I’d like to use the potting bench. Is there a safe way (for them and for me!) to move ...

As the old song goes, birds do it; bees do it—“it” being pollination, of course. What exactly is pollination and how does it happen? If you’re picturing a bee carefully carrying pollen from the male ...