Solitary Bee Blog

The most effective control method for Chalkbrood is to harvest and clean your mason bee cocoons in the fall and provide clean nesting materials each season. A lot of people have asked us what makes our Clean Bee™ a safer alternative to bleach.

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.

Global climate change already has observable effects on the environment. Extreme weather is more frequent and more intense, plant and animal ranges have shifted, and plants are blooming earlier. These changes are having an impact on our bee populations.

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.

Pesticides are commonly used in urban, rural, and agricultural environments to kill pests, diseases, and weeds. However, many pesticides also harm pollinators. This post highlights a few of the dangers of pesticide use on our bee species and some pollinator-friendly pest control strategies to try out in your garden.

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.

This month, we've decided to do something a little different and highlight 5 short educational videos to help you learn more about the importance of bees as pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development.

Nest monitoring and maintenance are essential to maintaining bee health. Fortunately, proper care can significantly reduce the incidences of pests, parasites, and diseases and allow managed bees to thrive. This post highlights common enemies of leafcutter and mason bees as well as methods for their control.

There is no single, overriding cause of insect declines. Scientists cite many factors in the sharp decline of the world's insect populations and many of these factors interact, causing even greater pressure on vulnerable populations. This blog highlights 5 of the major causes of global insect decline and a few simple actions that individuals can take to save insects from even greater declines in the future.

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.