From oceanspray that hosts spring azure butterflies to zinnias that attract a wide array of pollinators, these 12 plants create a thriving ecosystem.

It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...

The Case for Keeping Carpenter Bees Around. Carpenter bees are native pollinators. They collect pollen and nectar to feed ...

Bees aren’t the only insects pollinating red clover. Moths do about a third of the flower visits after dark, new research suggests. The findings, detailed in the July Biology Letters, come as a ...

If you're looking for a plant that produces lovely flowers, thrives in the shade, and attracts pollinators, this beautiful plant could be the perfect choice.

Native plants and insects evolved together making them the best match for each other. Nativar flowers often have reduced ...

Fertilizers may change the way flowers "look" to bees and discourage them from pollinating, a study suggests. Flowers attract bees using small electric fields that bees can learn to recognize. The ...

If you've been seeing more carpenter bees buzzing around your yard or their telltale tunnels in your wood, here's what could ...

Experts explain why some bees fall asleep inside flowers and how petals help protect them from cold, exhaustion, and ...

National Pollinator Week is June 21-27. To celebrate, let’s look at some of our important pollinators. First a botany review. Pollination occurs when pollen is moved within a flower or, in the case of ...

An international research team led by the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna has made an extraordinary discovery: fossilized lime blossoms and fossilized bumble ...

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