Bees need us and we need them. In your yard, plant a succession of spring, summer and fall flowering plants so bees have a continual source of nectar. In return, they help pollinate plants in our home ...

To attract mason bees, all necessary habitat elements — food, water, mud, nesting holes, and safety — must be within a small ...

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Editor's Note: This story was originally published in 2019. When Dyan and Mark Eisenberger decided to make their garden in Columbia more pollinator-friendly, they started by removing nonnative plants.

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you should be aware by now of the importance of bees — and insects in general, for that matter — on our ecosystem. They are our chief pollinators, along with ...

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 ...

Mason Bees Are Solitary: Each female lays her own eggs, builds her nest, and gathers food. No hive, no queen, no honey—this makes them non-aggressive and they do not sting. They Hibernate in Cocoons: ...

Rent Mason Bees provides the house, nesting block and cocoons ready to pollinate a garden for the season. “Without a hive or a queen to protect, they are non-aggressive, low-maintenance and are known ...