To make good use of specialty tools, arrange a hive-building bee with like-minded friends and enough building materials for several hives. How many people dream of having a few bustling beehives ...

With the honey bee crisis continuing it's even more important to encourage native bees to ensure good pollination in the ...

2. Plant a pollinator garden If a feeder is a gas station for a bee, a pollinator garden is a full rest stop—with bathrooms, a diverse food court, and maybe even a cozy park nearby.

When planning your garden, you should design it for specialist bees, Tallamy says. His logic is sound: Cater to the pickiest eaters, and the generalists will still show up to join in the feast.