One-quarter of solitary bees live in cavities — tunnels created by other insects, hollow stems of plants and artificial bee ...

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 ...

But as the week wore on, the bees began gaining ground. They started to swarm near ... add clarity to the way honeybees live in the wild. Here, worker bees construct new comb out of beeswax ...

On a subzero morning, I clip into skis and head out across my meadow, gliding between desiccated husks of sundial lupine ...

Many species form nests in the ground. They prefer streambanks and clay-rich soils. Some of them are solitary creatures and live alone. Others are social creatures that form colonies. Sweat bees ...

Social bees, such as honeybees and bumblebees, often live in hives or nests, above or below the ground, while most solitary bees nest in the ground. Bees can be found in so many locations, some ...

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, ...

Since they are solitary and don't live in colonies, each female digs her own nest. Still, you will likely see many nests clustered together in a small area. You can also identify ground bees by ...

Under ideal conditions, Zgurzynski said, a swarm will gather on a spot no more than 15 feet off the ground as the bees collectively decide, based on information brought back by scouts, where to ...

Bees love to live in natural green spaces ... like bluebells or primrose in spring. If a bee is on the ground moving very slowly, it might be a bit dehydrated. This tends to happen in summer ...

On a very micro level, you can also help bees that look like they’re struggling in hot weather. If you see a bee on the ground moving very slowly, chances are it’s extremely dehydrated.

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 ...