Bees are essential to the health of the Earth’s ecosystems, but the populations of many species are dwindling. These ...

Carpenter, native and mason bees will go to every bloom in your garden, making them better pollinators. Update Last year, Our Garden donated more than 12,000 pounds of produce to the Monument ...

Once you’ve got your roof, you can build a square box to hold your bee nests. The box should be large enough to accommodate your nests, so about 5 inches deep and as tall and wide as your roof ...

Sleeker, sustainable bee boxes Lagendyk and Ryan use three types of wood for their boxes: sugar pine and redwood, both certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council); and salvage Western red cedar.

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Support UK bees during DEFRA's Bees Needs Week with Haskins Garden Centres' expert advice on bee-friendly gardening, ...

The idea to place the bee boxes in the garden came from Dr. Mike Riermaier, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the hospital and a beekeeping hobbyist. “Sherman’s was the seventh permit issued ...

Homemade or purchased, bee nesting boxes are an effective way to draw solitary wild bees to your garden, though the artificial nests may be more for our benefit than the bees’.

Rent Mason Bees’ Mason bee kits ($60) include a Mason bee house, nesting block, bag of clay, pollinator flower seeds, and 50 to 60 Mason bee cocoons sent in spring.

The St. Clair Shores Community Garden will have some new residents this season. Two bee boxes will be added to the gardens to foster the bee population and help pollinate the plants.

Bee boxes force them to overwinter in proximity, which is not natural. There are also concerns that manufactured boxes harbor disease, reducing the chance of survival.

Chronicle: Make Your Garden Bee Friendly A beekeeper explains the ways of the hive; using organic pesticides in your home garden; the big box stores move to bee friendly plants ...