Invite ALL bees Honey bees are not the only insects ... even during dry spells. Lavender flowers are a bee favorite due to their rich nectar stores and soothing fragrance. Learn more about growing ...

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...

Regular readers of this column will know that, in general, I struggle to muster much affection for non-native species, ...

Bees find the smell of flowers rather lovely. Not to mention their amazing shapes. From flatsunflowers to -tube shaped- honey suckle. And they cant resist the wonderful colours of flowerpetals.

Flower shape and size impact urban bee survival. Discover how planting diverse blooms can support wild bee populations.

Honey is a sweet, sticky substance that bees produce. They pull nectar from flowers and plants, bring it back to their hives and pack it into honeycomb, which is a structure made from hexagon ...

Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. Pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important for carrying the ...