Bees play a crucial role in our ecosystems, pollinating countless plants and contributing to the health and beauty of our gardens. Creating a bee-friendly garden not only supports these essential ...

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees.

To the untrained eye, bumble bees may all seem the same: striped, fuzzy and charming. But ecologists in the Lower Mainland have observed a potentially concerning change in the types of species found ...

Digger bees are solitary flying insects that dig small round holes in loose, bare, sandy soil in lawns and gardens. Females burrow into the soil to create tunnels and build chambers to lay eggs and ...

Melville Koppies is open every Sunday from 08:00 to 11:30. Entry costs R90 for adults and R50 for persons under the age of 18 ...

Take the two-page spring flower guide from reception to see which ones you can spot. If flower spotting is not your thing, choose from the self-guided options: 5km trail, 3km heritage trail, and the ...

Retired horticulturist Chuck Martin explains in order to provide a wildlife party, you need to provide the proper cover or ...

Community members buzzing to gather information on keeping native stingless bees are invited to attend one of two workshops ...

Jade McLaughlin works as a field biologist, currently managing a bee survey. These aren't your garden-variety honey bees. We're talking bumble bees and the like. "(Honey bees) have kind of co-opted ...

Giant grasshoppers and little-known local pollinators will have their moment in the spotlight Sunday during the annual ...

You find these plants in lawns and gardens, at the edges of parking lots, along roadsides and even in the cracks of concrete ...