Pollinators are vital to agricultural productivity and maintaining natural ecosystems. Their absence can have devastating consequences.

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

My new research shows that bees, in particular, don’t really care about the landscape surrounding flower gardens. They seem to zero in on the particular types of flowers they like, no matter ...

Schematic representation of foraging trials using two bee species. Osmia cornifrons and M. rotundata were assayed in indoor foraging arenas using A) Capsella flowers—in each trial, the arena was ...

Want to know the core plants you can grow to add beauty while helping beneficial garden friends? Discover the best ...

A biologist explains what to focus on if you’re designing a garden with pollinators in mind − and what you don’t need to worry about.

Once the temps drop and snowflakes begin to fall, it’s easy to assume that insects have simply disappeared. And while many do ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They look this way because they're deceptive predators.

Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination. One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on ...

Just Bees & Things & Flowers, a lyric from the great Roy Ayers’ “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”, will be a one-day garden party like no other starting at 12 midday and running through until ...