The blue orchard mason bee is an efficient pollinator of fruit ... Though they don’t form hives, females build their ...

Where, oh, where would we “bee” without bees? We’d be up the creek without a paddle, and in a world of hurt, according to ...

Instead of spreading pollen from flower to flower, the honeybee carries most of the pollen back to the hive. But behold the humble mason bee! Also called the blue orchard bee, it inelegantly ...

Dorri Partain Managing Editor The Pendleton Heights Community Orchard was buzzing with activity on Saturday, May 3, as Bee KC ...

Mason bees and blue orchard bees are among the best pollinator ... bringing pollen and nectar back to the hive, sustaining ...