You may have heard of DIY birdhouses, but you may not know that you can also create a home for bees. While bumblebees and honey bees live in communal hives, solitary bees live alone and have to make ...

A bee hotel is a great way of providing shelter and even breeding spaces for beneficial insects. You want to make sure you are putting the bee hotel in the ideal spot, so getting the position and ...

Adding a bee hotel to your garden is a wonderful way to support native pollinators. Unlike honeybees that live in large hives, most of our native bees are solitary. They spend their lives diligently ...

Some of us may not be huge fans of buzzing bees but they play a crucial role in food and plant production and are extremely beneficial to the ecosystem. If you’d like to attract more pollinators to ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Want a fun activity that benefits native bees and ...

Show kids the importance of bee habitats like flower patches. Help provide a safe place for the buzzers—which pollinate an estimated one-third of the food we eat—by building a bee hotel near this ...