April Featured Pollinator: Morrison Bumble Bee
The Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) is native to western North America, occurring from California to southern British Columbia and […]
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Bee City Los Alamos Blog
Join in the Pollinator Conservation Movement by meeting the monthly Featured Pollinator, learning about pollinator-friendly gardening, and keeping up with Bee City Los Alamos news.
With the Return of Pollinators, Bee City Returns to iNaturalist
Butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and bats are well-documented pollinators of native plants on the Pajarito Plateau. But smaller insects, particularly bees
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Bee City Los Alamos Welcomes New Coordinator
Bee City Los Alamos is excited to announce we have a new Coordinator! Britton Donharl comes to us with a
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How to Build and Maintain a Bee House to Support Native Pollinators
Native bees are some of our most important pollinators, but habitat loss has made it harder for them to find
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March Featured Pollinator: The Miner Bee
Mining bees, from the genus Andrena, are a huge group of bees that nest in the ground. There are over
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Bee City Los Alamos Celebrates First Anniversary of Pollinator Conservation
Bee City Los Alamos marks its first anniversary as a Bee City USA affiliate, celebrating a year of dedicated efforts
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February Featured Pollinator: Mourning Cloak Butterfly
The Mourning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), wrapped in a cloak of deep maroon edged with golden trim, is one of
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What do gardeners do in the winter?
Photo and blog by KokHeong McNaughton What do gardeners do in the winter months? We don’t hibernate like some animals,
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Janurary Featured Pollinator: The Cactus Bee
A small, solitary bee that specializes in pollinating cactus, Diadasia rinconis is the bee most often found on cactus flowers
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