The bees go mad for them, shuffling in and out of the fairytale bell flowers. 'The tall plants are like ladders for bees – the lower flowers are nectar-light but pollen-heavy. The higher flowers ...

Butterflies and bees are important garden visitors — they’re both pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce. When ...

My new research shows that bees, in particular, don’t really care about the landscape surrounding flower gardens. They seem to zero in on the particular types of flowers they like, no matter ...

In order to reproduce, most flowering plants ... bees, in particular, don't really care about the landscape surrounding flower gardens. They seem to zero in on the particular types of flowers they ...

Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. Pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important for carrying the ...

Systemic insecticides like neonicotinoids are especially dangerous for pollinators because they spread throughout an entire plant, including the pollen and nectar. When bees eat neonicotinoid-poisoned ...

A biologist explains what to focus on if you’re designing a garden with pollinators in mind − and what you don’t need to worry about.