Alberta Native Bee News Today

An Alberta bee expert shares what really works to help the bee population survive and what tips should be ignored.

Building a bee hotel for your yard in Calgary? Getting ads for cocoons to help Alberta pollinators? It's probably better to stick with wildflowers.

The relative abundance of all native bees in Alberta isn't falling at the same pace.

The relative abundance of all native bees in Alberta isn't falling at the same pace.

The relative abundance of all native bees in Alberta isn't falling at the same pace. In fact, some seem to be stable or even increasing. What links the most vulnerable is their use as agricultural animals, and the spread of pathogens that occur because of their unregulated use as livestock.

If you've never heard of bee flies, you're probably not alone. As summer winds down, and pollinators ready for winter, discover just what type of "backyard drama" they can bring for an already struggling native bee population in Alberta.

The City of Lethbridge is buzzing with excitement after being named a Bee City by Bee City Canada.

Workshops and talks coming this summer

Jerry Filipski writes the Edmonton Journals Growing Things column about helping pollinators like bees by planting native species.

Jerry Filipski writes the Edmonton Journals Growing Things column about helping pollinators like bees by planting native species.