Are bees in a birdhouse a problem? It depends. A bumble bee colony only lasts for one season; if you find one on your property, giving the nest space and leaving the bees to finish their life cycle is the best choice whenever possible. If the nest is not in a busy area, it can usually be safely ignored. If it’s located where excited pets or running children might get too close and risk being stung, you might be able to install a barrier to direct people away from the nest.

Here is a great tip for befriending bees, learned by chatting with @ kiwikiu, in iNaturalist, where he is a Curator with over 40,000...

Congratulations to our board member, Tina LaBonte, for having 17 of her photos featured in “Common Native Bees of the Western United State,” a new guidebook by Ryan Bartlett of Colorado Native Bee.