As soon as the first ever flowers unfurled from their buds in the early Cretaceous period, they were visited by pollinators.

Curiously, it’s male bees you’ll most often find sleeping in flowers. Yet, why are they passed out like this? Plus, why do ...

Urban wildflowers may carry hidden dangers for pollinators, as new research reveals toxic metals in nectar from contaminated ...

Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ...

These are the best perennial plants to grow. Perennial plants and flowers will come back year after year, and there are sun ...

Bees play an essential role in sustaining healthy ecosystems and ensuring food security - find out how you can help keep them alive in your garden ...

These container-garden flowers and plants are popular with a wide range of bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other ...

"Planting a wide range of flowers and plants in your garden is beneficial for UK pollinators, as it provides them with a ...

"When it comes to choosing your flowers for bees, bees can see purple better than any other colour, so flowers like catmint, scabious, lavender, verbena and alliums are perfect for them." ...

The report advised that testing of soils should take place before sowing wildflowers on ex-industrial land. In areas where species self-seed, regular mowing could stop wildflowers growing and thus ...

Bees play an essential role in sustaining healthy ecosystems and ensuring food security - find out how you can help keep them ...