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 ...

As plants and flowers bloom this Spring, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission warns residents of the bees ...

A guide to seven small pollinator plants to attract bees, butterflies, and more to tiny spaces - these native plants are all ...

Bees leave an electric trace on pollinated flowers, telling other bees the flower is tapped out. A study found fertilizers change that electric field and put bumblebees off from fertilizing. Bees are ...

Flowers pollinated by honeybees make fewer and lower-quality seeds than flowers visited by other pollinators. That could be because honeybees spend more time buzzing between flowers of the same plant ...

A new study clearly shows that pollinators are vital for maintaining plant biodiversity and supporting healthy flowers.

With a broad mix of plant and animal species, the San Diego region is widely regarded as a global biodiversity hotspot. As key pollinators, bees play a foundational role in the region’s floral ...

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 ...

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 ...

Give your plants a helping hand.

These expert-approved plants for pollinators are great for wildlife, and look beautiful, too ...

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are ...