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

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 ...

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

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

Humans are pushing many of North America’s pollinators dangerously close to extinction, according to a newly released study.

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

A recent survey found an average loss of 62% of bee colonies among commercial operations in less than a year. Causes and ...

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...