Spring brings with it many wildflowers emerging and blooming on warm, rainy and sunny days. Most dandelions have bloomed and gone to ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

In early spring, when many overwintering insects begin to emerge, they need a readily available source of nourishment to ...

TYLER, Texas — Summer is inching closer, but spring flowers are still holding on, especially in the pollinator garden at the ...

Green Bee Identification If you have a garden or spend time outside during the summer, chances are good that you’ve seen a green bee. You might have wondered what it was. These small, ...

When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the ...

I noticed that the wild leek leaves poked out of the ground a week later than last year, and the giant trillium blossoms are ...

In the spring, Pictured Rocks recommends looking for marsh marigolds, trout lily, Canada mayflower, Dutchman’s breeches, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This spring, we experienced the “good fortune” of three honeybee colonies choosing ...

A recent paper by Frisch records some interesting observations on the manner in which bees notify to members of the same hive the existence of a rich source of honey. By the use of a glass-fronted ...

NOTHING. WELL, HOW ABOUT BEES? IN THE SPRING? WE LOVE TO SEE THEM, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FLOWERS. THE GARDENS RIGHT? HELPS QUITE A BIT. PAIGE LEE COOK PICKED UP ON THAT ONLY IN THE FIRST GRADE.

The flowers attract several early-season pollinating bees and sometimes early rounds of hummingbird visitors. Plants die back and go dormant in summer, making them a good example of a “spring ...