Bees have excellent eyesight, but there's one color they can't detect at all - an important fact to know when you're planning ...

Gardeners can prepare for spring 2025 by building a bee-friendly garden. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. If you have a green thumb, it may be the ...

As summer fades and the crisp autumn air settles in, our gardens begin to wind down. But while most of the flowers may be ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like chunky bumblebees. Others are harder to spot, like tiny fairy bees. “Native bees ...

Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among ...

By the time late summer rolls around, most people assume the busy hum of bees and butterflies has come to a graceful end. The ...

EAST LANSING, MI. – Every pollen-producing flowerpot helps support bees and butterflies, even those in cities surrounded by more concrete than natural landscapes. Researcher Kevin Matteson spent years ...

Autumn gardens play a key role in helping bees survive winter. With nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States supporting pollination in farms, cities and natural spaces, reliable forage in ...

In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you're a gardener, you might want ...

You don't have to mourn the loss of flowers in your garden over the fall and winter. These annuals can brighten your outdoor ...

Gardeners across the country are being encouraged to plant milkweed for the monarch butterflies, but monarchs aren't the only butterflies, or pollinators, in Arkansas gardens. One Arkansas gardener ...