The parade of pollinator antics is another reason to create a garden that nurtures native bees

The hexagon is everywhere in nature — in honeycombs, tortoiseshells, snowflakes. Why not replicate it in home design?

When you discover how hard bees work for our food supply, you may never garden without them in mind again

Create a garden that not only looks beautiful but also nurtures native bees — and helps other wildlife in the process

Provide flowers and nesting sites in your garden for this beautiful, tiny, metallic blue wild bee — your plants will thank you

Look for mining bees (Andrena) pollinating woodland wildflowers in U.S. gardens this spring

Roll out a welcome mat for pollinators to keep your landscape in balance and thriving

Look for cellophane bees (Colletes) pollinating flowering trees and shrubs in U.S. gardens this spring

Look before you swat! These friendly sweat bees will feed on your sweat on a hot summer day, but their main buffet is flowers

Provide a diversity of flowering plants from spring through fall for these charismatic native bees, and you won’t be disappointed