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Bee Habitat Sculptures by Zen-Industrial

These garden sculptures by artists Greg Corman and Tidi Ozeri are green for a number of reasons. First of all, they're made from recycled wood and steel. But what we really appreciate is how they hel...

Bombus Shelter by Jason Neufeld

We’ve all heard the reports of the dwindling bee population, and now, just like birdhouses, stylish bee houses are showing up for the garden. Jason Neufeld designed these modern buriable beehives ...

How To: Build a Bee House

Bees have made headlines a lot in the past year. (In a nutshell, bee populations are down between 30 and 50 percent worldwide. Kind of a big deal, considering one-third of our food supply comes from...

Etsy Find: Eco-Friendly Homes for Creatures

By now, we're all aware to look out and care for the birds, bees, bats, and butterflies in our outside living spaces, and here's an Etsy shop that specializes in reclaimed and detail-oriented homes ...

Bees Come Home to Brooklyn
Beekeeping on a Brooklyn Rooftop

click thumbnails for larger pics Here's a bit about my recent experience hiving my newly acquired bees. After preparing the hive for its new occupants, I was more than ready to meet the ladies! On a ...

Re-nest Hot Posts: Green Clean the Mold/Mildew in My Shower, Do It Yourself Cleaning Products, Save Your Local Bees, and A Paper Towel-less Life

Readers favorite posts this week at Re-nest were a good question about cleaning the mold/mildew in a shower, do-it-yourself cleaning products in the New York Times, a how to on saving local bees in...

How To: Save Your Local Bees

If you have a yard, and you aren't deathly allergic to bees, there are a number of things you can do to help them out. Because bees are having a hard time these days and need a little TLC. First, y...

Recycled Homes for Birds, Bats & Bees

The auction house Phillips de Pury asked a group of international designers to work with their waste materials when creating homes for some of Britain's threatened species of birds, bats and bees. M...