Most people think a pollinator garden requires tearing up their entire lawn, hiring a landscaper, or knowing the Latin names of plants. None of that is true. You can start with a five-by-five-foot ...

Missouri and Kansas are home to approximately 400 different bee species. Some residents are turning their yards and balconies into havens of native plants. To Tom Schroeder, every bee is a work of art ...

On a hot summer day in Colorado, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) buzz around a cluster of hives near Boulder Creek. Worker bees taking off in search of water, nectar and pollen mingle with bees ...

Adding a bee hotel to your garden is a wonderful way to support native pollinators. Unlike honeybees that live in large hives, most of our native bees are solitary. They spend their lives diligently ...

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

Butterflies and European honeybees seem to get all the glory for pollinating our food and flowers, but did you know that ...

Honeybees pollinate much of the food we eat, including fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables. Because our food supply relies on honeybees, the agricultural industry closely monitors their population and ...