Gardens buzz with life, especially when they host flowers that attract bees. These industrious pollinators are drawn to blooms that provide rich nectar and pollen sources. The dance between ...

begonias and so on that are sold in spring to provide an instant splash of colour are more or less useless to bees or butterflies; they have lost their original function, which was to attract ...

On calm March afternoons, it is common to see a few bees stretching their wings and scouting around. On pleasant March days ...

A highlight of the Western Apicultural Society’s meeting was placing queen bee hormone under the chin and attracting a swarm ...

Also known as hummingbird mint or anise hyssop, this stunning perennial is part of the mint family, making it fragrant and ...

This guide will help you make your garden a haven for bee species. Wherever you live in the UK, you should be able to attract at least six bumblebee species to your garden, and perhaps as many as ten.

Flowers are known to employ all manner of trickery to attract pollinators, from taking the shape of ... The flower produces a cocktail of chemicals that mimics those released by a wounded honey bee ...