TACOMA — This spring you might want to welcome some apartment dwellers into your back yard. They’re peaceful (especially the males), they keep to themselves and don’t require much work from you. Oh, ...

This spring you might want to welcome some apartment dwellers into your backyard. They’re peaceful (especially the males), they keep to themselves and don’t require much work from you. Oh, and they ...

As concern grows over the impact from the decline in the honey bee population, alternative pollinators are gaining attention. Mason bees, which are native to North America, are one option. These ...

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There’s a lot of talk about the many dangers facing bees in the United States and how important these pollinators are to the environment and agriculture. But when we talk about bees, we tend to focus ...

CORVALLIS – For mason bees, the wait for their first meal is a long one, nine months or more while they wait for the day to emerge, sun themselves a bit and fly off for an awaited meal. There’s no TV, ...

Signing up and Zoom link: https://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/event/attracting-and-keeping-native-mason-bees/ Spring is getting closer and with it planning for early ...

We all set out with the best intentions, don’t we? We head off to the garden centre, all fired up and keen, returning with armfuls of nest boxes, hedgehog hides and insect sanctuaries. These we duly ...