Installing a bee house or bee hotel in your garden is an easy way to make your space more attractive to pollinators and support solitary bees, such as yellow-faced bees, mason bees, and leafcutter ...
Keep household trash cans covered and far away from living spaces. Wash them regularly to remove sugary or syrupy residues from garbage such as soda or fruit juices, which attract foraging bees. Once ...
About 30% of California’s native bees live above ground. These bees nest in old trees in the wild, but in urban landscapes, a bee house can provide similar habitat. These bee houses can be made of ...
Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are described.
Has anyone noticed that bees tend to build better on darker frames? Or is it just me? I double coated both black and yellow plastic frames with wax, and gave one hive all black frames, and the other all yellow ones. Both hives had 8 frames of brood on the bottom box, and the black frame box...
Bee scams are very common on Facebook. Lots of fake profiles offer nucs and equipment. There's a good group that tracks these scammers and keeps a database of known bee scammers. Before buying bees from anyone, check to make sure they are not on the scammer list...
AOL: 10 Tips for Installing a Bee House Correctly to Boost Pollinators in Your Yard
10 Tips for Installing a Bee House Correctly to Boost Pollinators in Your Yard