The world needs its pollinators, but right now, the global bee population is in decline. There are many reasons for this, ...
Bee populations are suffering, there’s no doubt about that. Bee colonies are collapsing for a number of reasons, and experts believe that one of those reasons is a lack of flowers, and more ...
Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to ...
For those thinking ahead to spring gardening, a biologist explains what to focus on when designing a garden with pollinators ...
While honeybees are not native to the United States, we do have 29 varieties of bees that are native to North Florida and ...
The study illustrates how the interplay between plant traits and bee behaviors can shape pollinator communities.
While foraging for nectar and pollen, bees inadvertently transfer pollen from the male to the female components of flowers. Each year, bees pollinate 95 crops worth an estimated $10 billion in the ...
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.