Whether you're gardening in a window box, on a balcony or in a compact backyard, attracting bees to your outdoor space really helps the eco system as well as your own garden. By growing the best ...

Plants that attract bees are necessary for a thriving ecosystem. Here's the trees, shrubs and flowers pollinators prefer most. I had the opportunity to evaluate a university campus recently for ...

Unless they show up as car-sized beasts devouring people and property, insects seldom surface as the topic of conversation around the coffee pot. However, the plight of honeybees is now a part of our ...

UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN wearing noise-cancelling headphones while living under an extremely large rock on a distant planet, you’ve probably heard something about the recent decline of bee populations. The ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — There is a problem with pollinators. Their numbers are declining, especially various species of bees. But, you could help to solve that problem, and the answer could be growing ...

A honeybee with bulging pollen sacs and coated with yellow pollen dust visits blanket flowers (Gaillardia). These colorful daisy-like blooms are a favorite of pollinators and grow well in container ...

That clover and dandelion in the lawn may no longer be the hallmark of a lethargic lawn-owner. It may signal instead that you’re a trendy pollinator-helper. The latest buzz in the movement to aid ...

University of Minnesota graduate student Hannah Ramer spent a summer in parks around the Twin Cities, surveying visitors about their perception of lawns scattered with bee-friendly flowers. Ramer ...