JACKSONVILLE — Now that we’re well into May, many landscapes are full of blooming plants and the buzz of bees. When you mention bees to most people, images of golden-yellow honey bees come to mind.

Lauren Anderson, founder of Calm and Confidence, holds a frame full of comb and covered in honey bees. Credit: Sara Reeves As humanity continually seeks to reconnect with the rhythms of nature, one ...

Missouri and Kansas are home to approximately 400 different bee species. Some residents are turning their yards and balconies into havens of native plants. To Tom Schroeder, every bee is a work of art ...

Spring has finally arrived in the U.S., bringing its bright spectacle of budding trees and migrating birds, along with more subtle but equally important changes—among them, the first emergence of ...

DULUTH — Fat and furry honeybees slipped in and out of their hive made from a set of color-coded boxes. The bottom boxes, or deeps, are where the queen creates new bees, said Claire Lande. The top two ...

Smart Hives: Designing for Native Bees is design specific for native, solitary bees, which are some of our most important pollinators. Found and recycled materials, as well as clay, paper, wood, and ...