Here are some of the annual, biennial and perennial flowering plants which I've found proved a magnet for bees, hoverflies and other insects when grown from seed in Ireland.

Give your bees water and an internal feeder to ensure they have it for more than 24 hours of sealing. Put a mesh screen at ...

Flowers are my favorite plants to grow. Flowers brighten the area, attract beneficial insects like butterflies and bees, and ...

Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.

There are still plenty of flowers that you can plant in June to enjoy colour, shape, and beauty in your garden this summer, ...

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

The research aims to develop guidelines for industry practices that protect pollinators while maintaining pest control in the ...

Researchers discovered that genetic conflict between paternal and maternal genes determines whether honey bee larvae become ...

In a world increasingly dominated by algorithm-recommended purchases and identical big-box stores, the Plant City Farm & Flea Market offers something increasingly rare—a genuinely unpredictable ...

Summer is a time to get some Vitamin D (with sunscreen). Drink some Sunny D (then rinse the thick coat of sugar off your tongue). It’s time to pull up a sheet and park it under a tree. It’s a time to ...

Heather Thompson, a New York State Parks environmental educator who works at Point Au Roche State Park, brought that ...