Articles related to "Native Bees"

Not all organic gardeners wish to take up beekeeping as a hobby, but everyone has a stake in maintaining a healthy wild bee population in the landscape.

There is an impressive diversity of native bees across North America. While they don't look like your typical honey bees, they do a yeoman's job of pollinating crops.

There are 20,000 species of bees in the world and 3,500 in North America. Many species, besides honeybees, are efficient pollinators of desert plants.

Inviting bees to your garden will not only help ensure their survival but it will boost your flower, herb, and vegetable garden's performance.

In the fall of 2006 beekeepers nationwide began noticing honeybee colonies disappearing in large numbers without known reason.

With over 30 percent of honeybees dying each year, some farmers are using native bees to pollinate their crops, but other insects are also important.

Part of Aboriginal Sovereignty is the right to impose native quarantine to stem the onslaught of foreign invaders (plants, I mean!)

Any outdoor space or collection of pots can become a much-needed home for bees with a few simple ideas.

How to build a trap nest to attract and care for Orchard Mason Bees who will improve the pollination of your garden plants and flowers.