The gentle hum of bees visiting your backyard isn't just a pleasant soundtrack, it's essential for both your plants and our planet. With bee populations facing serious decline worldwide — like the ...

Discovering bees requires patience, a discerning eye, and lots of tools. Over 16 months, Kevin Thomas, a participant in a citizen science project by Penn State, caught 400 assorted bees in his rural ...

Santa Rosa 9-year-old Nicholas Bard is a walking encyclopedia of honeybee facts. A colony needs 30 to 60 pounds of honey to survive each winter. The average lifespan of bees is about two weeks. And ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. Discovering bees requires patience, a discerning eye, and lots of tools. Over 16 months, Kevin Thomas, a ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. Courtesy of Lori Weidenhammer An assortment of equipment given to volunteers around Pennsylvania to ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look ...