When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers are having to breed more and more bees just to keep managed populations stable. These man-made boxes, ...

At first, it might not seem strange to see a few bees near your house. Bees often fly around gardens, balconies, and other open areas looking for flowers. But if you see the same thing happening over ...

A: The phenomenon of seeing the wax from an outdoor bee nest (not beehive) is not unknown, but it is certainly unusual. It is what’s left after a swarm of bees, led by a queen, can’t find a sheltered ...

Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European honeybees, ...

A flash of yellow and black in the garden is often enough to make people step back. Yet most of us are not entirely sure ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -While honey bees nest in trees and bumble bees nest in the ground, carpenter bees nest in wood. Most carpenter bees spend their time around dead wood. They get their name from ...