Ariane Lourie Harrison demonstrates the placement of the Pollinators Pavilion’s nesting tubes, which will be protected from the elements by each concrete panel’s protrusion. Photo by Lily Landes “Our ...

Each female builds a nest, collects pollen and nectar and lays eggs without help from other bees. Solitary bees are also ...

There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some, like the better-known bumblebees and honeybee, are ...

The species she came across belongs to the genus Diadasia, which are considered solitary bees. This means that, unlike honeybees for example, they do not build hives and live as a collective. Instead, ...

In the end, piles of sand, bee hotels and honeybee hives won’t help wild bees. Instead, we should be planting more ...

Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not. Social bees, such as honeybees and bumblebees, often live in hives or nests, above or below the ground, while most ...

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 ...

There are more than 250 bee species in the UK, including many different solitary bees which live alone, to bumblebees that live in nests, and honeybees that live in hives managed by beekeepers. Bees, ...