Editor's Note: This story was originally published in 2019. When Dyan and Mark Eisenberger decided to make their garden in Columbia more pollinator-friendly, they started by removing nonnative plants.

You've been reading about the shortage of honeybees. Now, the dwarf fruit trees you bought last winter are in full bloom. It's too late for the urban gardener to worry about bees this year, but you ...

Signing up and Zoom link: https://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/event/attracting-and-keeping-native-mason-bees/ Spring is getting closer and with it planning for early ...

Mason bees are the subject of upcoming programs in Bend and Redmond. (Thomas Shahan/Oregon Department of Agriculture) Mason bees are one of the pollinators generating increased interest in Central ...

As I write this, 7 inches of snow are coming down. The hubby has cleared the walk and stairs enough to refill the birdfeeder, but we’ll wait until the morning to clear our 400-foot driveway. At least ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Fall brings autumn leaves, pumpkin patches, and the annual cleaning of bee cocoons? At least that’s the case at Rent Mason Bees in Bothell. The Snohomish County company is the ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — Jim Watts calls himself a farmer, but he doesn’t raise livestock or crops. Watts is a bee farmer. Across the West, growers are turning to a tiny, overlooked insect to pollinate crops: ...

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields. As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees ...

Inside the fortressed walls at Willamette Valley Vineyards’ main property in Turner, winemakers are busy fermenting grapes; hospitality staff are preparing tasting rooms and pouring wine; facilities ...

As you stroll the grounds of Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, it’s easy to get lost among the lush forests and blooming flower gardens, but there’s more than restful beauty at work here. Key to ...