At a recent used book sale I purchased a copy of a lovely book called "One Hundred Flowers," by Harold Feinstein (Bullfinch Press, 2000). This large-format book includes not only 100 amazing, huge ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

New research reveals that rising temperatures are causing bees to fly before flowers have bloomed, making pollination less likely Sexual deceit, pressed flowers and Victorian bee collectors are ...

Researchers have found that a plant with white flowers and a dark black nectar is pollinated mainly by hawkmoths.

Ecologists have long seen a strong connection between biodiversity and pollinators—the butterflies, birds, bats, bees, and ...

A climbing vine called Smilax insularis controls its pollinator’s behavior using a single rare scent released at different ...

Give your plants a helping hand.

That's a great question. The answer is: Yes, while peppers are generally self-pollinating, different varieties/types of ...

Researchers in Japan have successfully used a tiny drone to pollinate an actual flower, a task usually accomplished by insects and animals. The remote-controlled drone was equipped with horsehairs ...

Birds have been visiting and pollinating flowers for at least 47 million years, fossil evidence now suggests. The new find pushes back the onset of ornithophily, or bird pollination, by about 17 ...

It’s me, your dad. I think it’s time you and I have a little chat. I know this is probably a very confusing time for you, a ...