Cultivating the best nectar-producing plants for honey bees and other pollinators is a crucial endeavour for both local and regional insect and bird populations. Growing nectar-rich plants is also a ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including finding the best flowers for honeybees, getting rid of invasive garlic mustard and more. Got any ...

About one in every three bites of food we eat relies on pollinators. Currently those crucial insects are preparing for winter ...

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s spring and pretty flowers are blooming, including ones the City of Albuquerque’s crews are planting for more than just aesthetics. There’s a lot of buzz is around the project, ...

Bee colonies are rapidly declining, which spells bad news for the environment. As of 2025, annual honey bee colony losses in the U.S. are projected to reach between 60% and 70%. Although not all ...