After last year's salamander spotlight, the park district is turning its attention to native bees — and the programs launching this year could change how you see your garden.

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

"Understanding how bees respond to environmental change is critical because their behavior underpins pollination, which supports healthy ecosystems and food production. Our results help fill a gap in ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

Did you know that honey bees are not native to the United States?

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

Spring has arrived, and so has the frenzy to help pollinators thrive. Homeowners everywhere are scrambling to “save the bees” with whatever cheap fix seems convenient: a bag of wildflower seeds, a ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like chunky bumblebees. Others are harder to spot, like tiny fairy bees. “Native bees ...

In a study published this week, James Hung, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, and his colleagues found that populations of western honey bees at their study sites in San Diego ...

In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny bee pokes its head out of a hole no larger than the tip of ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...