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A hummingbird shares a meal with bees. A bee-free hummingbird feeder might deter the insects. Dick Scholten

other pollinators

Bee-free hummingbird feeders: how to make hummers safe from bees

2 months ago

7 min read

Agapostemon virescens, bicolored striped sweat bee in composite flower.

wild bees and native bees

Little metallic green bees: a stunning surprise in your garden

3 months ago

5 min read

A honey bee piercing a squash petal with her tongue. Wendy Frith

bee forage

Revealing photos show nectar-grubbing honey bees piercing flowers

3 months ago

6 min read

A honey bee standing at the edge of a water source. Pixabay

honey bee threats

Honey bee down! How to help a drowning bee

3 months ago

5 min read

Choose a hive placement that works for people, pets, and bees.

Hive placement: how to choose the best backyard spot

3 months ago

8 min read

This baby opossum spent its days eating dead bees under one of my hive stands. Opossums don't cause much trouble until adulthood. Rusty Burlew

honey bee threats

How to repel 7 ruthless animals that eat honey bees

3 months ago

9 min read

Pollen is a normal part of honey, but honey isn't made from pollen.

honey

One truth about honey: it’s not made from pollen grains

3 months ago

5 min read

mason bees • wasps

What happens when shrewd solitary wasps kill mason bees

3 months ago

8 min read

The completed cocoon is visible in this slightly older specimen. The entire pupa was under a capped cell. Naomi Price

bee biology

The puzzling guide to bee cocoons & how to see them

4 months ago

13 min read

AFB vaccine: The queen bee passes her immunity to her offspring through her egg yolks.

honey bee threats

How much will the new AFB vaccine help honey bees?

4 months ago

6 min read

A small round queen cup attached to burr comb.

queen bees

The magic of queen cups: here today, gone tomorrow

4 months ago

7 min read

Queen cells can be a sign of queenlessness.

queen bees

How to recognize a queenless hive: 9 reliable ways

4 months ago

7 min read

Bees exchange food and information through trophallaxis. Note their extended tongues.

bee biology

Lickety-spit: how bees use trophallaxis to easily communicate

4 months ago

6 min read

A-Z hives are traditionally kept in a decorated bee house to protect the bees.

hive stands and structures

A-Ž hives in a Slovenian-style apiary: awesome yet practical

4 months ago

12 min read

You can make creamed honey easily at home.

honey

Spotlight on crystallization: how to make 2-ingredient creamed honey

5 months ago

7 min read

Crunchy honey will dissolve easily in hot tea. Pixabay image.

honey

Crunchy honey: an innovative way to market crystallized honey

5 months ago

3 min read