I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

Discover seven bee-magnet plants that transform your garden into a pollinator paradise, supporting both garden health and declining bee populations.

provides early spring blooms that can benefit bees and other pollinators. The small flowers are golden yellow and have waxy petals, which don't really look anything like true marigolds.

Look for single flowers with flat faces; fluffy double flowers deter bees. Choose a diversity of plants and have some that bloom at different times of the year – some plants like Oregon grape ...

In the spring, Pictured Rocks recommends looking for marsh marigolds, trout lily, Canada mayflower, Dutchman’s breeches, ...

Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging ... and what other flowers are available. I find these behaviors fascinating. My research looks at how animals ...