female bees

Just like people who are looking for a perfect place to live, some female bees search for the ideal place to build their nests.

Entomologists are discovering more about the "nesting cues" that influence wild bees' house-hunting decisions. It's information that may help entice more of the hardworking pollinators to take up residence in new, ready-to-occupy nesting structures that growers and beekeepers provide.