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 ...

Bzzzzzz. Give a bee a break, will ya? Everyone gets all excited to see honeybees in action, but it's really the orchard mason bee that does all the heavy lifting around here. Find out why the mason ...

MASON BEES ARE SMALL. They don’t look like what we think a bee should look like and in fact more closely resemble a fly, although some are an attractive metallic greenish-blue. While they might live ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Thyra McKelvie holds a blue box laden with small cocoons and tiny, sluggish blue orchard mason bees waking up from their time in refrigeration. They're moving slowly now, but soon ...

We’ve gotten through the holiday season and I’m beginning to hear people talk about spring. While the warmer weather is still a ways off, it is time to think about installing nesting boxes for some of ...

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 do not have the classic yellow and black stripes of the honeybee, or the plump fuzziness of the bumblebee. Rather, they are a metallic blue-green — like a house fly. (In fact, they are ...

A female blue orchard bee is a multitasking master. Her beautiful nests help food grow. Pollinator. Mason. Jeweler. A female blue orchard bee is a multitasking master. She fashions exquisite nests out ...

In recognition of Earth Day, North Shore News columnist Laura Marie Neubert shares the importance of how we can keep the busy ...