A new study clearly shows that pollinators are vital for maintaining plant biodiversity and supporting healthy flowers.

At a recent used book sale I purchased a copy of a lovely book called "One Hundred Flowers," by Harold Feinstein (Bullfinch Press, 2000). This large-format book includes not only 100 amazing, huge ...

Designing a vegetable garden that supports pollinators has the potential to increase garden productivity and improve the ...

A climbing vine called Smilax insularis controls its pollinator’s behavior using a single rare scent released at different ...

New research reveals that rising temperatures are causing bees to fly before flowers have bloomed, making pollination less likely Sexual deceit, pressed flowers and Victorian bee collectors are ...

Give your plants a helping hand.

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Birds have been visiting and pollinating flowers for at least 47 million years, fossil evidence now suggests. The new find pushes back the onset of ornithophily, or bird pollination, by about 17 ...

Researchers in Japan have successfully used a tiny drone to pollinate an actual flower, a task usually accomplished by insects and animals. The remote-controlled drone was equipped with horsehairs ...

Vegetable plants can sometimes look healthy and full of leafy growth but produce very little fruit, even in gardens that are ...