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The simple way to prevent carpenter bees from drilling into your deck or siding

Carpenter bees may be gardeners' friends, but they can also take up residence in your deck or siding. A simple home ...
Scientific American

Meet the fluffy, funky and fabulous native bees that call the U.S. home

Spring has arrived in the U.S., bringing its bright spectacle of budding trees and migrating birds, along with more subtle but equally important changes—among them the annual emergence of native bees.
CBS News

Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says.

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Found 5.6 Million Burrowing Bees Beneath a Cemetery in New York. The Group Is One of the Largest on Record

Bees are commonly imagined as insects that live in hives hanging from trees. In reality, however, about 70 percent of native bees build their nests in the ground. And, according to new research, some ...

Eaten, used as taxis and vomited up: how bees support other animals

Ahead of world bee day on May 20, the author looks at how other animals rely on bees for food and shelter and even transport.