How do you like them apples, apricots, blueberries, almonds and peaches? They all depend on bees for pollination. But over the last several years, a massive number of bee colonies have died, putting ...

Bees are distinctive for their black and yellow coloring, but did you know some species are blue? The blue-banded bee is a ...

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

Did you know Pollinator Week begins June 17, and runs through Sunday, June 23? To celebrate, let’s look at some of our important pollinators. First, a botany review: Pollination occurs when pollen is ...

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 ...

Bees, birds, butterflies and even bats and lizards pollinate the plants that we enjoy every day, but their populations are declining. Native bees are the most important pollinators in our food system, ...

Honey bees are great generalists. They don’t care about a flower’s color or if it’s shallow or deep. One reason they are such good pollinators is that you can take the same honey bee colony and ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — National Pollinator Week runs from June 16 through June 22 this year. The annual event, founded by Pollinator Partnership and first recognized by the U.S. Senate in 2007, aims ...

From the standpoint of pollination, there are efficient pollinators and those that are less effective. “Good” or “effective” pollinators are those that are abundant and have a high likelihood of ...

Q: I recently moved and am ready to start focusing on my garden. A friend told me that I should plant flowers that attract bees, but I’m not sure I want these insects around my home. Why are bees ...