Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

Pollination, the transfer of pollen from male to female parts of the same or a different flower, is necessary to produce ...

When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and ...

Bloom, shelter, water and patience turn an ordinary yard into a place where beneficial insects settle in and stay for many ...

A man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale over the course of two winter seasons, ...

Ensuring the health of bees is key to our food security, he said. “One out of every three bites of food that we eat is ...

A honeybee buzzes between branches of an almond tree in one of Sarbdeep Atwal’s orchards on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The California State Beekeepers Association expects too few bees for California’s ...

Bees pollinate in the spring because this is when both plants and bees most need each other. After winter, flowering plants begin to bloom, offering fresh pollen and nectar. For bees, these foods are ...

The term pollinators is broad and includes all animals that transfer pollen, which contains DNA, from one flower to another. The most well-known pollinators are European honeybees, but the term also ...