As the U.S. summer begins each year in June, trees, flowers and native plants in gardens throughout our communities begin to come to life. And the mass of miscrospores we call pollen that is floating ...

Pollinators are the quiet powerhouses of the garden, keeping fruits, veggies, and flowers going strong. But with shrinking habitats and shifting climates, they could use a little backup. If you've ...

Creating a pollinator garden is a fantastic way to connect with nature's beauty — unless, of course, the pollinators never show up. Unfortunately, a few pretty flowers aren't always enough to lure ...

Creating a pollinator-friendly balcony garden can be an exciting way to contribute to the environment while enjoying the ...

Q: I have heard that planting a butterfly bush is the best to attract butterflies. Is this true or are there better choices for attracting butterflies and other pollinators to my yard? It is true that ...

A garden of beautiful flowers is an asset to any home, but with a little planning you can make that garden do double-duty by attracting insects and birds that not only are interesting to watch but ...

In lab experiments and field studies, the team tracked the beetles with fluorescent dyes as they moved from cone to cone.

If you think not having a lawn means you can't bring in bees, butterflies, and birds to your yard, you are happily mistaken. As pollinator gardening rises in popularity, more and more people want to ...

We tend to think of plants as passive, vulnerable actors. But in their partnership with insects, it’s plants that often play the leading role. Sometimes, this can get pretty surprising. As evening ...

Some of the earliest plants attracted pollinators by producing heat that made these plants glow with infrared light, according to a new set of experiments. The work, published in the journal Science, ...