Learn important facts about native bees. Plant your garden with native bees in mind and help these powerful pollinators thrive.

Honeybees are social, living in a hive with a queen and others with specific tasks. Most native bees are solitary, building ...

Research is showing that California native plants growing next to, say, avocado groves is good for the orchard and for all ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The ...

Native plants are crucial to creating a habitat landscape, but native bees need more to compete against nonnative honeybees ...

Last winter, more than 60% of commercial honeybee colonies in the United States died. It was the largest recorded loss in American history. "It was kind of a failure of control all at once," Katie ...

Native bee populations can bounce back after honey bees move out Date: February 11, 2025 Source: Penn State Summary: Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when ...

Fitness fight: Native bees struggle against invasive honey bee Date: May 19, 2025 Source: Curtin University Summary: New research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be ...

Like most solitary bees, most of them only forage about 3-500 feet from their homes. If you want them to return year after year to your garden, it’s very important not to disturb their nests ...