The term pollinators is broad and includes all animals that transfer pollen, which contains DNA, from one flower to another. The most well-known pollinators are European honeybees, but the term also ...

A peaceful yard in early spring rarely stays quiet for long once pollinators discover it. Bees buzz through the air, butterflies glide between blossoms, and the entire garden begins to pulse with life ...

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...

Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like chunky bumblebees. Others are harder to spot, like tiny fairy bees. “Native bees ...

“Whether you are an experienced native plant gardener or just curious about how to get started, this event is for you.” ...

A native bee sits on a purple flower on the left, while a honey bee sits on a yellow flower on the right. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

For beekeepers, the financial stress is building, too. Rebuilding colonies year after year is expensive, and margins are already thin. "For a lot of these operators, another year of big losses and ...

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES A native bee—hylaeus connectens—sits on a native shrub kolomona (Senna ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...