For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume—and how pollinators interact with the plant—can go ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have a green thumb, it may be the perfect time to welcome back pollinators with your own bee-friendly garden. Filling your ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — National Pollinator Week runs from June 16 through June 22 this year. The annual event, founded by Pollinator Partnership and first recognized by the U.S. Senate in 2007, aims ...

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 ...

Bees are distinctive for their black and yellow coloring, but did you know some species are blue? The blue-banded bee is a ...

If you want more bees, butterflies, and helpful hoverflies in your yard, you don’t need a pricey “pollinator garden kit.” The ...