The world needs its pollinators, but right now, the global bee population is in decline. There are many reasons for this, ...
Bees are among the most important wildlife you'll find outside – as one of the top pollinators, they help our gardens thrive, enabling the production of fruits, berries and nuts. Incorporating ...
While honeybees are not native to the United States, we do have 29 varieties of bees that are native to North Florida and ...
NARRATOR: Plants cant move. They need bees to spread their pollen and help make new seeds. Bees love nectar so flowers offer up their nectar as a reward for visiting them. And they’ve got manywa ...
A biologist explains what to focus on if you’re designing a garden with pollinators in mind − and what you don’t need to ...
The researchers found that the horned-face bees tended to prefer plants with a large number of flowers—for them, quantity was most important. Meanwhile, the alfalfa leafcutting bees tended to ...
Plant a range of flowers in your garden so bees have access to nectar from March to October. Bees love traditional cottage garden flowers and native wildflowers, like primrose, foxglove, and marigolds ...
You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia.