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 ...

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

Gardeners know that it is important to attract beneficial insects as pollinators. One pollinator native to our region is the hard-working blue orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria). They are bluish black ...

The Putnam County Master Gardeners will host the 2026 Garden Fair on Saturday, March 21, at the Putnam County Fairgrounds.

From frozen meatballs to bottled water, Green Bay-area consumers should check for these products recalled in February.

For the first time, research shows that a key social trait in honey bees is linked to measurable physiological advantages ...

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

Amid a years-long decline in the bee population that has startled scientists, experts are now warning that a growing industry is hurting native habitats and potentially leading to further die-offs.

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds.

The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybee Every summer, 1,000 virgin queens descend on ...

As spring approaches, trees begin to bloom, and the iconic almond blossoms adorn the farmland throughout the Central Valley. People come from miles around to take photos in pinkish-white orchards and ...

Since 2021, she’s traveled annually to the Oregon-California border to look for a critically endangered bee last seen in 2006 – Bombus franklini, or Franklin’s bumblebee. In the arid, cracked desert ...