Unfortunately, “like all pollinators, mason bees are threatened by habitat destruction,” says Becky Griffin, a pollinator health associate with the University of Georgia’s Great Southeast ...

So, considering how you can create habitat in your backyard or on your balcony is a great place to start ... They are called "hairy-belly bees" because they carry their pollen under their abdomen ...

If habitat for beneficial insects is provided ... a narrow range of plants (Bosch & Kemp 2004). For example, the mason bees (~ 130 species in North America) pollinate blueberries, blackberries ...

Mason bees use mud to make their nests. To create a source of mud in your garden ... His main focus is to document animals in their natural habitat, exhibiting their particular character and typical ...

Solitary bees like leafcutter and mason bees are docile, unless aggressively provoked ... Map to house. Don't wing it, get more facts about pollinators by reviewing both parts of the Moss and Mullins ...

Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination. One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on ...

They focused on this area because it is nationally important for agriculture, but also provides a vital habitat for bees. The study found that third of pollinator species declined from 1980 to 2013 – ...

Have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in urban habitats? Well ... Dandelions make nectar that the bees use for food. Like this one! Dandelions also make pollen that helps other ...

Unfortunately, as detailed in the Center’s report Pollinators in Peril, 1 in 4 native bee species is at risk of extinction. Native bees face a range of serious threats — from habitat loss to climate ...

Different bees like different habitats, bumblebees will use dry ... to attract bees like Mason bees. If you notice that the ends of the tubes are plugged with mud, leaves, resin or fine plant ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Crop fields are low in biodiversity, but farmers may soon be part of the solution thanks to an innovation that allows growers to use corn or other crop seed planting machines to ...