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, ...

Let’s be bees. Busily buzzing bees. If I were one, this is where I would be. Very recently I spent part of a sunny afternoon at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, just wandering around in Marion ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, drew my attention to a number of bee-attracting trees. The first of these is ...

European bees need reliable pollen and nectar sources (flowers). Try adding flowering plants such as gaillardia (blanket ...

Let's be bees. Busily buzzing bees. If I were one, this is where I would be. Very recently I spent part of a sunny afternoon at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, just wandering ...

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are ...

Q: What can I do in my garden to help out the bees? I know I should plant more flowers, but what type? Is there anything else I can do? European honeybees are the most familiar pollinators, but native ...