It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...

The Earth’s climate is changing. It always has, but this time, it’s warming. This warmer climate is already shaping the world ...

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In Episode 132 of Mother Earth News and Friends podcast, Thyra McKelvie of Rent Mason Bees shares with us the important role solitary bees play in pollinating our planet and how we can set up a ...

My Decatur neighbor, Daniel Ballard, an ecological landscaper, sent a note last week excitedly saying that scores of little dirt mounds had popped up on a grassy expanse on the Decatur High School ...

Mason bees are native to California and the most efficient of pollinators. Gardeners can help them do their job by offering food, water and habitat free from pesticides and herbicides. Question: Why ...

More stories about creepy-crawly (or buzzing) pests and what to do about them. Carpenter bees are buzzing busily this time of year in North Carolina, coming out of their nests to mate and pollinate — ...