When we think of bees, we often think of flowers. The more flowers the better, right? Well, not exactly. Like us, bees need ...

When you think of bees, what comes to mind? It might be the sweet taste of honey or an ever present buzzing next to your ear. It may even be the 2007 cinematic masterpiece, “Bee Movie.” What you might ...

In Episode 132 of Mother Earth News and Friends podcast, Thyra McKelvie of Rent Mason Bees shares with us the important role solitary bees play in pollinating our planet and how we can set up a ...

Climate change is altering the nutritional value of pollen and nectar, increasing the risk of starvation for bees. Scientists ...

Solitary bees have a shorter lifespan compared to honeybees, usually lasting the spring or summer season. These bees have limited time to perform a lot of pollination work and they can use all the ...

One may be the loneliest number, but when you get enough ones put together, that can still be a majority. Such is the case with solitary bees and colony bees. I'd never heard of solitary bees until I ...

We’re big fans of beautifully designed urban beehives on Inhabitat, and Mexico-based design studio MaliArts’ new shelters for solitary bees are just as buzz-worthy. Dubbed ‘Refugio,’ the project ...

Kate Titford of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) finds out why we need to go wild for bees ...

As I walk around the supermarket, I pick up vegetables for tomorrow’s dinner, eggs and bread for tonight and some sweet treats for the week. By choosing a range of different food types, I’ll eat a ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Bee phylogeny, bee diversity, and the distinction between solitary and social bees -- 3. The solitary bee life cycle -- 4. Alternative male mating tactics : the race to be first ...