With a careful eye and a few tips, you can spot some lesser-known but important native bees ... and watching the bees on your plants," says Matthew Shepherd of The Xerces Society, an organization ...

These native bees have complex life cycles. Some nest inside snail shells ... America’s Bees and Butterflies,” a guide by The Xerces Society, looks into the world of pollinators, including ...

Pollinators play a significant role in producing 150 food crops in the United States and, according to the Xerces Society ... nest in dead trees and stems (wood nesters). Almost all native bees ...

Hawaii's only native bees, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the listing after years of study by the Portland-based conservation group Xerces Society ...

The City of Savannah has officially joined the national network of Bee City USA communities, reflecting its ongoing ...

The Xerces Society has great tips on building bee nesting sites. Some native bees may cut out circular pieces of your plants’ leaves to help them with their nest construction. If you see this ...

Sow native plants. The Xerces Society has a list of guidelines that ... so a wall-to-wall green carpet prevents that. Wild mason bees love to nest in hollow tubes, and are encouraged by dried ...

All Andrena nest in the ... Attracting Native Pollinators (Storey Publishing, 2011), by The Xerces Society, is a complete action plan and information guide for protecting bees, wasps, butterflies ...

a pollinator conservation specialist with the Xerces Society. No native plants means no native bees. "Many of our apple trees, many of our peach trees, those are pollinated by our native insects ...

Insect conservation NGO the Xerces Society ... of thousands of bees. However, the vast majority of the native bee species are solitary, with just one female creating a nest, foraging and bringing ...

HONOLULU Federal authorities added seven yellow-faced bee species, Hawaii’s only native bees ... years of study by the conservation group Xerces Society. The group says their goal is to protect ...