A study out today in Nature finds that when bumble bees live near a rich array of wildflowers, their chances of survival to the next year increase by up to four times. In particular, it helps to ...

He calls himself Mr. Bloom, and he has made it his mission to plant native wildflowers in the forgotten corners of the city, ...

Silveira has planted wildflowers near his almond trees to provide extra nutrition for bees that pollinate the trees each February. Joan Barnett Lee [email protected] The rented bees arrived to find ...

Chris Burley is using Seedles to bring back the bees by planting more wildflowers. Photo: Angela Johnston “We scoured lots of research for the best ways to do this. A lot people say reduce your ...

Now one team reports that bees could be getting an unexpected dose of neonicotinoids from wildflowers on farms. Their results suggest past studies may have underestimated the bees' exposure to ...

The brand has pledged to give away 100 million wildflower seeds to help save the ... there's something serious going on with the world's bees. Bee populations everywhere have been declining ...

Its deliciously scented, yellow flowers open in the morning, garnering smiles from human passersby and providing valuable nectar to butterflies and bees. The flowers shrivel up in the heat of the ...

Friction from these particles causes bees to lose electrons, leaving bumblebees positively charged. Flowers, on the other hand, "are electrically connected to ground," he says. Unlike copper wire ...

(Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel) This is the beautiful after version of the McMahon home on Davis Avenue with wildflowers for the bees and low maintenance! It also ups the curb appeal!

A new app called Lawn to Wildflowers from the University of Central Florida’s College of Sciences offers a guide on how to transform a yard into a home for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.