Buzz On: Urban Flower Strips Boost Bees & Bugs A new study shows that planting urban plots with wildflowers – so-called 'flower strips' – boosts biodiversity among bees, bugs…
Living Sculptures: Bees Manipulated to Create Artistic Forms One transparent cube after another displays a strange undulating form of honeycomb, each one unique and notably different from any…
Flow Hive: New Beehive Design Puts Honey on Tap People are extremely excited about the new ‘Flow Hive’ beehive design, if the vast overfunding of the project’s IndieGoGo campaign…
Crocodile Tears Provide Nourishment for Butterflies & Bees Not many creatures dare to get too close to the face of a crocodile, but butterflies and bees have an…
Save Bees in Your Backyard with These Open-Source Hives Fight colony collapse disorder in your own backyard with open-source beehive designs that you can download and build yourself. The…
Six-Legged Saviors: Bees Trained to Detect Cancer Could bees tell from the smell of your breath whether you have cancer? That sounds like an absurd question, but…
Architecture for Insects: Sculptural Hotels for Pollinators Sculptural structures built specifically to host beneficial insects are a cool addition to any garden, and can help maintain a…
Bionic Bees Pollinate Plants When Real Live Bees Can’t As Colony Collapse Disorder, mites and other threats to the world’s honeybee population incite worries about how agriculture might be…
Backyard Beekeeping: 12 Sweet Urban Hive Designs Beehives don’t have to be boring wooden boxes; they can be skyscrapers, stackable units in bright colors, or even displays…
To Bee: Compact Beekeeping Kit for Urban Gardens Backyard beekeeping has never been more streamlined than this. ‘To-Bee’ is a compact beekeeping setup specifically designed for urban and…