CHALLENGE yourself to find the hidden bee amongst the see of bright flowers. But how long will it take you? Bees are considered the most important group of insects as far as pollination of plants ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

While modern trees like maples and ashes have switched to wind pollination — releasing clouds of pollen to be scattered at ...

Flowers are an essential source of food for birds and insects, including the dozens upon dozens of species of wild bees found in most cities. For them, what's on the menu is a matter of life or death.

They found that a diversity of size and shape of the corolla — the tube-like structure formed by a ring of petals around the ...

Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.