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Mason bees hibernate in cocoons through the winter and emerge in early spring, pollinating up to 95% of fruit tree and flower blooms. They are easy to host, require no beekeeping skills, and are ideal ...

There are lots of things that can be planted. You can plant flowers, bushes, trees and other plants. You can plant your feet.

There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost ...

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Fall brings autumn leaves, pumpkin patches, and the annual cleaning of bee cocoons? At least that’s the case at Rent Mason Bees in Bothell. The Snohomish County company is the ...

To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. This new study shows yet another benefit of biodiversity. To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, ...

Mason bees are “adorable little bees gaining popularity with gardeners and farmers because of how easy they are to care for and their incredible pollination skills,” she says. “Before honeybees were ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The growing season is in full swing as those ever-popular warm-season vegetables are going into the ground or in containers. I just planted some ‘Sweet 100 ...