SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -While honey bees nest in trees and bumble bees nest in the ground, carpenter bees nest in wood. Most carpenter bees spend their time around dead wood. They get their name from ...
Bees and other pollinators are threatened by an assortment of factors, such as pests, pathogens, pesticides, climate change and a loss of nesting habitat and forage plants. Many gardeners are ...
I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, drew my attention to a number of bee-attracting trees. The first of these is ...
Now that the calendar is turning from May to June, proponents of the “no-mow May” movement can begin to mow their lawns once again. If you are not familiar with this movement, it suggests that ...
In late summer, we often see bees, hornets and wasps and their nests. Let’s look at some you’re likely to see in and around your backyard. Honeybees are about 5/8 of an inch long, orangish brown, ...