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 ...

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, ...

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

Also check out my "Plea for the Bees Needs" presentation on the "Videos" tab, and here are two excellent resources: Solitary or semi-social bees; each female starts a nest in many cases, but there are ...

Most of the UK's bees are solitary species. Some of these important pollinators seek out pre-existing spaces, such as old beetle holes in wood, for their nests. They lay their eggs in these spaces and ...

solitary bees don’t form colonies and live in hives, so this bee hotel is the perfect place for a female to lay her eggs. Once she does, she’ll leave some food behind and seal up the nest in ...

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 ...

A 23-year-old ecologist known as "The Bee Man" is on a mission to conserve solitary pollinators by building them structures ...

Unlike social bees, such as honey bees, they’re solitary. “Mason bees build their nests in pre-existing cavities, such as holes in wood, hollow stems, or bee hotels,” says Michael Skvarla ...