Gardeners know that having bees around is a big help in the garden. Some gardeners even turn to urban beekeeping to attract some industrious pollinators to the yard (and reap the reward: honey).

If you’re going to make your own mason bee house, Purrington offers his own tutorial here, along with a slew of additional reading you can take advantage of. If you’re leaning toward a store-b ...

You can create simple bee houses for orchard mason bees in celebration of Pollinator Week June 21-27. Orchard mason bees, smaller than honey bees and dark blue in color, are wonderful creatures ...

Her project is called “Bee Public” and she plans to put mason bee homes in urban gardens. They look much different than typical bee hives because mason bees just need holes to burrow into.

BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of bee hotels are purchased every year, but not many people realize they require annual maintenance. The lack of proper care can ...