The Bee Blog

Fall planting for a Bay Area pollinator garden

What to Plant in October for Happy Bees Next Sp...

In the Bay Area, fall is the best planting season of the year. Here's what to put in the ground now for a buzzing spring.

What to Plant in October for Happy Bees Next Sp...

In the Bay Area, fall is the best planting season of the year. Here's what to put in the ground now for a buzzing spring.

Honey bees and what we wish everyone knew about them

What We Wish Everyone Knew About Honey Bees

Beekeeping was Steven's idea, and I was sure I wouldn't like it. Then I caught the bug. Here's what the bees taught me, including everything I got wrong about them.

What We Wish Everyone Knew About Honey Bees

Beekeeping was Steven's idea, and I was sure I wouldn't like it. Then I caught the bug. Here's what the bees taught me, including everything I got wrong about them.

Bees pollinating the foods we eat

🐝 Why Bees Are Essential to Our Food Supply

Most people think of honey when they think of bees—but their true impact goes far beyond sweetness. Bees pollinate the fruits, vegetables, and nuts that fill our plates, quietly sustaining...

🐝 Why Bees Are Essential to Our Food Supply

Most people think of honey when they think of bees—but their true impact goes far beyond sweetness. Bees pollinate the fruits, vegetables, and nuts that fill our plates, quietly sustaining...

Pollinator habitat program for golf courses

The Golf Course Pollinator Model

Clover in the rough and irrigated land make golf courses great for bees. Here's how a managed pollinator program can work for a club.

The Golf Course Pollinator Model

Clover in the rough and irrigated land make golf courses great for bees. Here's how a managed pollinator program can work for a club.

A day in the life of a honey bee

What Do Bees Do All Day?

Jobs that change with age, the waggle dance, and turning nectar into honey: a beekeeper's look at a honey bee's busy day.

What Do Bees Do All Day?

Jobs that change with age, the waggle dance, and turning nectar into honey: a beekeeper's look at a honey bee's busy day.

Western redbud tree in full magenta bloom in a Bay Area garden

The Best Pollinator Trees to Plant in the Bay Area

From redbud to ceanothus, the trees we love most for feeding bees in Bay Area yards, plus one popular pick beekeepers should skip.

The Best Pollinator Trees to Plant in the Bay Area

From redbud to ceanothus, the trees we love most for feeding bees in Bay Area yards, plus one popular pick beekeepers should skip.