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The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

About 100 yards down a steep shrubby slope, there’s a low post supporting a green and blue plastic jug. It’s straight out of a psychedelic Tupperware party. “This is a blue vane trap,” says Sydney ...

In a groundbreaking move with international significance, insects–specifically stingless bees from the Peruvian Amazon–have ...

Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

In the Peruvian Amazon, a tiny pollinator gains legal standing—and reshapes conservation.

Winter gardening on the Peninsula means pruning roses, choosing seeds for spring planting and checking trees for early signs ...

Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...