Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields ...

Honey bee populations are again declining, threatening crops. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dave Hunter, who raises the unsung hero of the orchard (and champion pollinator), the Mason bee.

Red mason bees need a box filled with hollow pipes ... try putting their box in a place they’ll be foraging for food, such as in a flower bed, near a wall with a plant growing up it, or under ...

Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee, will mate and then the female ... Changes in farming practices have reduced the number and variety of flowers, and therefore the availability of pollen ...

Mason bees use mud to make their nests. To create a source of mud in your garden, dig flower beds so that they can gather this important nest-building material. Red-tailed mason bees only nest in ...

who sells a different type of bee. Instead of spreading pollen from flower to flower, the honeybee carries most of the pollen back to the hive. But behold the humble mason bee! Also called the ...