For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Creating a pollinator garden also means thinking about long-term care. Many common lawn and garden chemicals are linked to ...

I’m personally allergic to bee stings. I discovered that the hard way when I had to rush to an emergency room as my whole body was swelling in reaction to a bee sting—but I’m still going to celebrate ...

Birds and bees work together, showcasing the amazing magic of pollination in action.

While we think of bees as black and yellow, there are species that come in different colors. Read here about blue-banded bees!

Bees occupy a central role in pollination, and their success in locating and utilising floral resources depends critically on their visual systems. Recent advances in imaging and quantitative analyses ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...

Symptoms of climate change are affecting the honeybee population as well as other pollinators, which are vital to the economy and way of life. “We’ve seen a decline, not just in our honeybees,” said ...

You read his column “Back to Nature” each week in the Santa Monica Daily Press. He is the voice for ecology. You see the book advertised in our paper and you may be asking what it is about. It is ...

Life can’t function without insects. At least, not for long. They pollinate, break down waste, cycle nutrients, and touch every node in the web of life, filling endless niches across the planet. As ...

When you think of a honey bee, you likely first associate it with, well, honey — but if you’ve ever eaten an apple or had a cup of coffee, you’ve benefited from a honey bee, too. Over one-third of the ...

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