Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between flowers ...

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.

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

Bees and butterflies aren’t just pretty visitors to the garden. They’re actually doing important work every time they land on a flower. These tiny workers help pollinate fruits, vegetables, and ...

These golden blooms are a common sight in a vegetable garden because they’re so good at keeping pests away. Marigolds ( Tagetes) are known to repel nematodes, whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, thrips, ...

Crocus, snowdrops, pulmonaria, hellebores, primroses, polyanthus, and winter to early spring-flowering heathers all provide valuable pollen or nectar. Early flowering shrubs also help, including ...

Claire Therese Hemingway is affiliated with The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institue. Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging in meadows encounter many ...

Bees rely on simple decision rules, using color as the first clue when choosing flowers and adding more cues only when needed.