Scientists have discovered that a diversity of perennial flowers ensures a variety of bees – domesticated honeybees, wild ...
New research published in New Phytologist reveals that certain soil microbes can help plants grow bigger flowers, therefore attracting more bees.
It involves choosing plants that bloom at different times, ensuring there is always something for bees to forage. The garden ...
Host a picnic in the flower patch featuring foods made possible by bees, like apples, cherries, guacamole, almonds, melons, and even cheese—since cows often eat pollinated plants. Make bee ...
You might even want to plantyour own flowers to help them out too. Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. Pollen from one flower ...
Want to make your outdoor space a bee-friendly environment, but not sure where to start? Here are five of the best flowers to plant no matter what size space you’re working with. You don’t ...
Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. Pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important for carrying the ...
Like bees, adult bee-flies are great pollinators. The dark-edged bee-fly's long, straw-like tongue (called a proboscis) is the perfect length to reach the base of certain flowers, such as primroses.