Posts by Richard Playfair

Getting stung by a yellow jacket is one of the many dangers a gardener faces. But did you know that yellow jackets are not just confined into building their nests in sheds, eaves, bushes, hollowed...

Bees play a significant role in the fertilization of flowers. They are mostly involved in the process we know as pollination. This helps flowers achieve complete reproduction and multiply in the...

For a long time, honey has been used not only as a sweetener but also as a powerful natural medicine. It is only recently that people have started to pay attention to the health benefits that come...

Bees, they are responsible for billions of dollars worth of food we consume. We, humans, owe these creatures a lot both agriculturally and environmentally. Studies have shown that they are...

When we hear the word bee, we will likely jump to a honey bee or a bumblebee. However, these are not the only kind of bees that exist, and definitely not the only species of bees we should care...

Bees undergo complete holometabolism. Their life cycle is very similar to any other typical insect- flies, moths, beetles, wasps and ants alike. A bee transforms from an egg to a...