Farmers who rent honeybee colonies for crop pollination are paying for a service measured in the tens of millions of flower ...

A new study by plant biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, challenges a longstanding idea that stems from ...

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 ...

Imagine an Australia without blueberries, avocados or apples. They are among a third of all crops that need bees for pollination. While northern hemisphere honey bees are increasingly threatened by ...

Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to flowers, a study shows. For centuries scientists have observed that when a visiting insect's tongue ...

My frustration with urban wildlife reached its peak this week when I went out to look at my Eva’s Pride peach tree one ...

The nocturnal mating rituals of hairy scarab beetles are helping pollinate one of Perth's most common native trees, in a ...

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 ...