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7 garden bee species you want to see in your yard

There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost from gardeners.
WFAE

Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from ...
KUOW

Bee survey finds dozens of species new to Washington state

Several long-lost species, turned up by citizen-scientists with nets and specimen jars, had not been seen in Washington for a ...

How To Differentiate Between Bee Hives And Wasp Nests In Your Yard

It might feel too risky to get up close to a nest in your yard. Tell the different between a wasp and bee habitat at a glance ...

New research efforts in WA reveal new bee species never found before

A new volunteer-based team is seeking out information on what bees exist in Washington, revealing hundreds of species in the ...

This new Texas bee loves purple sage as much as Texans do

Its unusual diet raises new questions about how it survives.
AZ Central

Arizona has more types of bees than anywhere in the US. Why the desert is a bee paradise

It's not often you see a "bee delay" at a baseball game. But that's exactly what happened at the Arizona Diamondbacks-LA Dodgers game on April 30. A swarm of honeybees decided to make camp on the ...
Mashable

Hawaii's bees are now protected under U.S. Endangered Species Act

The race is on to keep Hawaii's native bees from vanishing. Seven of Hawaii's yellow-faced bee species are now officially protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, a step that will allow ...