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Conservation of Bees Is Different Than the Conservation of Birds

Aug 12, 2020

Volume 25 Issue 3, Summer 2020 by Sam Droege, native bee expert and biologist at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Two-spotted...

Gardening for Bees

Jul 1, 2017

Vol. 22 Issue 2, Summer 2017 by Anne Owen, Audubon at Home Ambassador Two-spotted Bumblebee (Bombus bimaculatus). Photo by Jeff...

If You See a Swarm of Bees….

Apr 28, 2015

Call DCBees and they’ll remove them for you: If you see a swarm of bees, please call, text or email,...

Do You Know Your Ants and Bees?Check out these Ant and Bee Observer Cards

May 2, 2014

I only know a few but found this to be a great tool that can help us learn: Ant and...

Make sure there’s No Safari (or other insane pesticide trips) in your neighborhood!

Jul 6, 2013

Pesticides in general are being used in far too cavalier a way nowadays – especially in our neighborhoods and around...

Honey

Jul 1, 2013

Vol.18 Issue 2, Summer 2013 by John Bennett Photo by Nicole Hamilton The golden, white, light or dark amber food...

The Impact of Pesticides on Bee Populations

Jul 1, 2012

Vol. 17 Issue 2, Summer 2012 By Emily B. Cook Photo by Emily Bzdyk Bee populations have been taking a...

Is Your Lawn or Garden Killing Our Bees?

Apr 19, 2012

The Xerces Society released its report a few weeks ago on research done regarding the honey bee die-off. You can...

The Hidden Beauty of Pollination

May 14, 2011

I wish I could embed this video on the blog but it’s not that kind of link so….. here’s the...

Mid-Atlantic Plants for Native Bees

Apr 3, 2011

  As we get out into our gardens this spring, we have a nice opportunity to do some native plantings....

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