Mason bees use mud in nest construction and are active mostly in Spring. Leafcutter bees use leaves to line nests and are active in Summer. A few species in this diverse group are managed for crop ...

Many are active as adults for only a short time each year and pollinate a narrow range of plants (Bosch & Kemp 2004). For example, the mason bees (~ 130 species in North America) pollinate ...

Various species of bees in the genus Osmia, commonly known as mason bees, are among the types of pollinators that may begin nesting in the Pavilion next spring. Images sourced from USGS Native Bee ...

We’ve shown that pollinator biodiversity tends to be higher in larger fragments of the Garry Oak Ecosystem, but this is largely due to the response of some (but not all) nesting guilds of bees. Pollen ...

“They’re great pollinators, collecting pollen on the underside of their abdomens.” Mason bees (family: Megachilidae) are about 3/8 to 5/8 inches long and are dull brown, black or metallic blu ...

Two-coloured mason bees use snail shells for egg laying. They pack the shell with pollen and nectar for their larvae, then seal it with grass and sticky saliva. Humans sometimes consider snails to be ...

I study bees and other pollinators. My new research shows that bees, in particular, don’t really care about the landscape surrounding flower gardens. They seem to zero in on the particular types ...

So hear this: Pollinators may be our planet's most ecologically and economically important group of animals. They provide stability for every terrestrial ecosystem in the world, because wild flowering ...

Without bees we may have to say goodbye to food such as apples, almonds, oranges and avocados. World Bee Day! There are over 20,000 species of bees. As pollinators, bees play a vital part in the ...