WAYNE TOWNSHIP — The aromatic fields of lavender bursting into full-on purple bloom at Hope Hill Lavender Farm owe their vibrant display to more than sunshine and soil. They depend on tiny but ...

Incorporating pollinator plants in your landscape could make you the bee’s knees. More than 80% of the world’s flowering plants need insects such as bees to spread pollen and help the plants produce ...

As warm weather finally begins to filter into Michigan, gardeners may be wondering how they can welcome back pollinators with a bee-friendly garden. Filling your garden with native plants that attract ...

A guide to seven of the best perennials to plant in January, and you can get all of these as bare-root plants to benefit bees ...

The past 20 years have seen a rapid decline in the honey bee population, facilitated by industrial agriculture, climate change and damaging pesticides. While social media is abuzz with calls to “save ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bees are not just the only precious pollinators in need of strong ...

Discover the world of stingless bees, unique pollinators that produce medicinal pot honey and live in vibrant tropical ...

To produce almonds, Tom Rogers needs bees to pollinate his 175 acres of trees that flower each season in California’s Central Valley. But the cost of importing bees to do the job has shot up in recent ...

Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 23, 2023) Pollinators are especially important to the ecosystem. They pollinate plants by going from flower to flower and transferring pollen. Without pollinators, ...

Flies play a crucial role as pollinators, second only to bees in terms of the volume of crops and habitat they pollinate. Pictured here is a blue fly pollinating common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca).