In South Michigan, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and her collaborators have used historical bee collections and advanced ...

The Cape honey bee is one of the most important but often overlooked contributors to food security in South Africa. These ...

Upscale Red Velvet is one of three colors in the Upscale series along with Pink Chenille and Lavender Taffeta.

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" ...

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

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

Plastic pollution in bees could have major consequences on the global food supply, scientists said Wednesday. Nanoplastics ...

We all know that bees and butterflies love flowers, but there are native tree species that pollinators may prefer more. Add ...

On the last day of September, I got home from work and did what I do virtually every warm day throughout the year: turned on ...

We raised our babies in this old farmhouse, wrapped them in swaddling clothes like little cocoons, and protected them as best ...

If you drive most anywhere in the county right now, you will see Maxmillian Sunflowers in the bar ditches. If you ever wondered how this native sunflower got such a ...

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