Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

Spring is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the perennial considerations about which kinds of flowers ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.

Many gardeners conscientiously choose bee-friendly flowers with the noble intention of supporting our essential pollinators.

Just focus on planting different kinds of flowers—and lots of them. To test whether bees are more plentiful in natural areas, Russo and her team planted identical gardens—roughly 10 feet by 6.5 feet ...

A recent survey found an average loss of 62% of bee colonies among commercial operations in less than a year. Causes and solutions remain unknown.

In a study published in the journal Ecological Applications, Concordia researchers look at how certain floral characteristics ...