“Proper ventilation and drainage make it a safe, long-term home (for birds),” Kurup says. This prevents moisture buildup ...

When winter comes, honeybees form a ball deep in their hive to regulate the hive temperature. This means they stay close ...

If you want to help boost your bee population, you have many options at different effort levels and price points.

When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four ...

Michigan gardeners can start preparing your bee-friendly gardens with several key tips on plants, landscaping and more. Here's what to know.

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More than 170 species of North American wild birds were infected with bird flu. Here's what it means for your backyard bird ...

Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...

Declining bee populations are concerning farmers and researchers alike, and now a program to help bees survive the winter is ...

For most of us, the word “bee” conjures the beloved honeybee that was brought to America by early European colonists. But native bees are very different creatures. They don’t congregate in hives or ...

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are ...