Guest Blog by Olivia Eskew Over the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in pollinator-friendly habitat on solar sites. Drawn by the opportunity to diversify farm income […]

Sustainability specialist Sarah Fraser (in center) begins the tour. (Photo: Kim Bailey) When Fort Collins, Colorado, brewery, New Belgium Brewing, scouted for an East Coast location in 2009, they chose

Back in 2015, Seattle was the eighth city in the nation to become a Bee City USA affiliate. Thanks to Bob Redmond, at the Common Acre, for sharing these photos

“The Beekeeper” by Artist Sally Lesesne Oil on canvas, 16” H x 20” W With smoker lit, a beekeeper examines a frame beneath blooming sourwood branches, surrounded by Blue Ridge

As Lady Bird Johnson’s campaign in Texas has shown, many locally native flowers thrive along roadsides. Photo: Phyllis Stiles America’s roadsides offer millions of miles of opportunity for healthy, pesticide-free

By Phyllis Stiles, Executive Director of Bee City USA Kim Bailey Realizing that perhaps as few as 1% of monarch eggs will ever reach adulthood, monarch advocates from the eastern

Photo of the rusty patched bumble bee by Johanna James-Heinz Last night, Asheville’s WLOS News 13 aired a special story about what the recent listing of the rusty patched bumble

Little Steps Add Up​by Janiece Meek So often, we associate making a difference in the world with actions that are as dramatic as sunrises or as fireworks displayed across a dark

Bee City USA founder and executive director, Phyllis Stiles, is very honored to speak at the Smithsonian’s first Earth Optimism Summit this Saturday, April 22. On Friday and Saturday, there

Lesser long-nosed bat covered in pollen! Bats are important pollinators in the western US and throughout the tropics. Photo: USGS The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is celebrating Pollinator Awareness