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

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

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

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

• Host a picnic in the flower patch featuring foods made possible by bees, like apples, cherries, guacamole, almonds, melons, and even cheese—since cows often eat pollinated plants. Make bee ...

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.

They need bees to spread their pollen and help make new seeds. Bees love nectar so flowers offer up their nectar as a reward for visiting them. And they’ve got manyways of showing what’s on offer.

thatmacroguy/ Shutterstock.com Bumblebees can vibrate their bodies to dislodge pollen from a flower. The bee then combs the pollen off its hairy body into little baskets on its legs, called corbiculae ...

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