Gardeners can attract bees to our gardens with the right mix of plants and flowers. Here are several key tips on landscaping ...

"In early spring, you might notice a frenetic buzzing over bare patches in your garden. Look a little closer and you will ...

For most of my life, I confess that I was terrified ... and shelter. Many solitary bees nest on bare ground. I love mulched garden beds, so this has been a lesson in restraint for me as a gardener ...

It is not a male anything. This is a female chaffinch, which appears to be suffering from leucism, causing the plumage to appear paler and more diluted than usual for this species. This makes the ...

To design a garden that supports the greatest number and ... different kinds of flowers—and lots of them. To test whether bees are more plentiful in natural areas, Russo and her team planted ...

Mirroring the mechanisms that make human faces and bodies—and those of many multicellular organisms—symmetrical, bee colonies build symmetrical nests when they are placed on either side of a ...

Mining bees are solitary insects that sometimes nest in large aggregations." To get started on planting your bee-friendly garden, aim for a diverse range of flowering plants, including native ...

Mining bees are solitary insects that sometimes nest in large aggregations." How can I make my garden bee friendly? To get started on planting your bee-friendly garden, aim for a diverse range of ...