Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

The change of seasons is a necessary part of ecosystem regulation. With the buzzing activities of humans and insects alike, winter gives us a chance to encourage a natural rhythm. As the first signs ...

During the winter months, honeybee colonies face their most challenging period of survival. The combination of cold temperatures, limited food resources, and the need to conserve energy puts hives at ...

Insects use different mechanisms to survive the winter. Some species, such as praying mantis, spend the winter as eggs, then hatch in the spring. Others, like woolly bear caterpillars, go into a ...

I keep mason bees. They sleep in cardboard tubes all winter long. I worry about my little bees until I see them chew out of their nesting tubes in the spring. I talked about how mason bees and all ...

The Sunshine State’s warm winter temperatures keep the bees active, allowing them to continue to forage. So-called “migratory beekeepers” rely on this three-month sojourn to build up their colonies’ ...

When the first frost bites and the last of the summer blooms fade away, most gardens fall silent. But just because the temperature drops doesn’t mean your backyard has to turn into a ghost town.

An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now nestled in the ...