Bumblebees spend an average of 7.5 hours a day collecting and transporting nectar and pollen from flower patches back to their hives. They might make up to 15 round trips a day. But when flying with a ...

Bees pollinate in the spring because this is when both plants and bees most need each other. After winter, flowering plants ...

Michał Filipiak receives funding from the National Science Centre, Poland (https://ncn.gov.pl/) on the basis of decision No. DEC-2013/11/N/NZ8/00929 and by the ...

Also known as bee bread, bee pollen is plant pollen that’s been collected by bees, brought back to the hive, and mixed with nectar and the bee’s digestive enzymes. The deep yellow granules that result ...

With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the success, ...