One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...

The growing number of gardeners growing pollinator gardens may need to dive a bit deeper than the selection of plants they choose to place in those beds. While many are concerned about butterflies, it ...

The race to spot the year’s first bumble bee will begin just after midnight on New Year’s Day, as the Bohart Museum of ...

If you have a green thumb, it may be the perfect time to welcome back pollinators with your own bee-friendly garden. Filling your garden with native plants that attract the vital pollinators can help ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Pollinators are a vital component of our ecosystems. Approximately ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, May 18 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV Discover the Unique Personalities of Bees! Taking refuge from the ...

After the mini Cosmetic Farm update and the Twilight event, the Buzzy Bee update has finally arrived in Grow a Garden. As usual, it brings a new event called Bee Swarm. With bees now flying out of the ...

Our three gardens on display this week are lovely. First we have a cute little urban farm that boasts berries and bees. Next we have an Outback Sedum Garden, meaning plants that these plants can take ...

The homeland of the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee has shrunk by 90% in the past 20 years, yet the beneficial, fuzzy native bee can still be found in the backyards of Milwaukee. Once ...