short-tongued bees will often just bite a hole through the flower to reach its sugary reward.' No list of the best plants for bees would be complete without lavender. It's one of several bee ...

The world needs its pollinators, but right now, the global bee population is in decline. There are many reasons for this, ...

To help feed the 270 species of bees in the UK, you can try growing our recommended ... so we’ve organised the following list by the times of the year the plants bloom. Bumblebees are some of the ...

For those thinking ahead to spring gardening, a biologist explains what to focus on when designing a garden with pollinators ...

Some flowers go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate ...