The bees are working very hard to collect all of the pollen they can. Nectar is very scarce at this time of the year, and the pollen will be one of their winter’s food sources. The collection of fall ...

A bee was seen packing a huge amount of pollen into its hind-leg baskets while pollinating a prickly pear cactus flower in San Diego, California. Read more ...

Most garden enthusiasts know that certain flowers can attract pollinators. New research helps explain why and also provides more details about how the nutrition found in plant pollen may determine ...

Honey bee workers collecting artificial pollen diets from a feeding dish. The bees can distinguish diets by color, taste and/or smell, and they show dietary preferences accordingly. Moreover, in ...

Scientists studied the foraging habits of wild bees. Their findings can help guide seed and plant choices that support and enhance wild bee populations. In short, their research showed that different ...