If you were a flowering plant, wouldn't you want your pollen to be received by a plant of your own kind? According to a new study, at least one plant may ensure that happens, by blasting "rival" ...

This article examines some of the potential side effects of bee pollen. As bees travel from flower to flower collecting pollen, some of that pollen may come from allergenic plants. In many cases ...

Salvias are known for their showy flower spikes that rise above their foliage. While many salvias start blooming in spring, ...

Bee pollen may also contain some flower nectar and bee digestive enzymes. Once the bees return home with the pollen they collect, other bees cover it with a small amount of beeswax and honey.

I was reading a children's book about insects to my daughter, and it said that bees see colors differently than humans do. My ...

Bee pollen is a bee-derived product that has a sweet, floral taste. Human research on the health effects of bee pollen is ...

Some types of flowers, such as potato plants, need tougher treatment to make them release their pollen. In these cases, the bee uses a technique called "buzz pollination" where it bites the flower ...

Supplements derived from bee pollen, which is comprised of flower pollen, nectar, enzymes, honey, wax, and bee secretions, are becoming increasingly sought-after due to their myriad health benefits.

The flower essentially “catapults” its pollen onto the bill of a hummingbird, dislodging the pollen of competing plants in ...