Pollinators like bees and butterflies play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting the plants around you. As their habitats become fragmented, these important creatures need ...

Gardeners can prepare for spring 2025 by building a bee-friendly garden. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. If you have a green thumb, it may be the ...

The state is home to more than 1,000 species of bees—from miner bees, which dig their nests in the ground, to squash bees, which you can sometimes catch napping on zucchini flowers. Nearly 10% of all ...

You’re probably already familiar with bumblebees and honey bees. But there’s a lot more to the insect than that. California alone is home to over 1,600 species of bees, including some you might never ...