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7 Garden Bee Species You Want to See in Your Yard
The blue orchard mason bee is an efficient pollinator of fruit trees. Blueberry bees are a stocky, solitary species and look ...
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As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance
CEO of Crown Bees in Woodinville, Wash., who sells a different type of bee. Instead of spreading pollen from flower to flower ...
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As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance
Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between 60 and 100%, Washington State University's Honey Bees and ... the humble mason bee! Also called the blue orchard bee, it ...
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As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance
As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance Honeybees ... Also called the blue orchard bee, it inelegantly "belly flops" onto a flower, Hunter says.