The European wool carder bee is not the terrorist that some folks think it is. The pollinator doesn”t cause colony collapse disorder (CCD). It”s not a newcomer to California. It doesn”t have five ...

Wool carding is the process in which loose fibres of wool are manipulated into thin strands prior to spinning. The Wool Carder Bee gets its name from the fact that females collect hairs that they ...

LOGAN, UTAH, June 25, 2020--Exotic Bee ID, a website created through a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Animal and Plant Health ...

8. Wool Carder Bee Credit: Getty Images Unlike most bees, male wool carders have leg spines that they use like weapons. Females still do the stinging, but males patrol flowers aggressively, fighting ...

"African carder bee nests are easily distinguishable from those of native bees and are made from hair-like plant fibres that females scrape from leaves and stems and roll into balls, with the nest ...

DEAR JOAN: While working in my garden the other day I heard a curious rapid cutting noise. I discovered that a bee was ripping off the fuzz from the backside of a lambs’ ear plant. She rolled it up in ...

The newly-restored bee sculpture is the centrepiece of an environmental conservation project alongside the Mere at Ellesmere. The aim is to create a haven for bees which are under threat from the ...