According to Headrick, three kinds of carpenter bees call California home. The most common type is Xylocopa varipuncta, also ...

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According to Headrick, three kinds of carpenter bees call California home. The most common type is Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as the Valley carpenter bee. They’re found across the western ...

A proposal in the California Legislature would pay for more research to save honey bees, but it could be a tough sell amid a budget deficit.

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

Don’t be afraid of this buzzing beauty! The Violet Carpenter Bee is one of the largest bees in Europe — but it’s also one of ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Our Banning correspondent extols her California native western redbud (Cercis occidentalis), which has attracted not only honeybees but carpenter bees and bumblebees as well. Incidentally ...