bees

New Jersey has 13 identifiable state symbols. The Garden State's official insect compliments its nickname perfectly. Buzz buzz!

Experts are suggesting not mowing your lawn to help grow weeds that bees coming out of hibernation would use as a food source.

There's a push to get it listed as an endangered species. In the meantime, homeowners can do their part.

Bees often get a bad rap, largely because of the fear that surrounds them by us afraid of being stung whether we're allergic or not, but these creatures do a lot of good for our environment, food and even for hospitals.

This married couple that I know are having a bit of a conflict over bugs.  They have a bunch of carpenter bees buzzing around their doorway.  They're seeing dead bees on the ground (apparently the bees are territorial, having a bit of a turf war...

This week was a bad week for the bumble bees, bad in the way they were everywhere in my yard.

This is the stinging season, when biting and stinging insects can victimize the unwary.

There's real concern about the continuing decline in honey bee colonies.

Flickr, Andreas The  Blessing of the Bees took place this week in New York City !

Mosquitoes, sand gnats, ticks, sting bugs and everything else in between...The bugs are bad this year here at the Shore.