BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Thyra McKelvie holds a blue box laden with small cocoons and tiny, sluggish blue orchard mason bees waking up from their time in refrigeration. They're moving slowly now, but soon ...

MASON BEES ARE SMALL. They don’t look like what we think a bee should look like and in fact more closely resemble a fly, although some are an attractive metallic greenish-blue. While they might live ...

This mourning cloak butterfly is sipping nectar from a zinnia. Butterflies are one of the many pollinators that visit our gardens. Each has its own way of finding their preferred flowers in the garden ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Not every bee lives in a hive and makes honey. But some of those other bees are necessary for a healthy ...

Carpenter bees might be pollinators, but they can also be undesirable due to the holes they drill. But are the bees living in ...

Mason bees, hardscapes and an upcoming park tour are among subjects before the Butte Garden Study Group at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, in the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, 17 W. Quartz St. This ...

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every bee lives in a hive and makes honey. But some of those other bees are necessary for a healthy garden. Mason bees, for ...