Bees pollinate in the spring because this is when both plants and bees most need each other. After winter, flowering plants begin to bloom, offering fresh pollen and nectar. For bees, these foods are ...

Bees pollinate our crops and make it possible to live in a world with honey. Invite them into your garden with these annuals and perennials.

The Belgian ceremony attracts beekeepers from the Netherlands, France and Germany keen to boost dark bee numbers and stop the spread of the hybrid honeybee ...

Indoor farms, also known as vertical farms, are popular among agricultural researchers and are expanding across the agricultural industry. Some benefits they have over outdoor farms include the ...

A yellow disk with rays of white—an icon of childhood drawings and a flower with healing properties. We have picnics on it, ...

WSU: up to 70% of commercial hives lost last year. Scientists test fungus, feeds and breeding to stop the collapse.

If you want to truly support bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, planting a few “pollinator-friendly” flowers isn’t always enough. The real impact comes from choosing native plants, which are ...

From Hall of Fame innovation to classroom education, the Cutts family continues a century-old commitment to honey bees.

Ground cover plants are a great addition to any garden, but they're especially useful in vegetable gardens. "Ground covers ...

One spring day as beekeeper Bryan Lee went to inspect the beehives in his backyard, there seemed to be a problem. It was the ...