Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics, which may originate from everyday products, can make bees more ...

Pennsylvania's state flower is the mountain laurel.Gov. Gifford Pinchot chose it more than 90 years ago. The General Assembly ...

Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support ...

the sticky part of the flower that catches pollen. A bee can “transport plastic to the flower and put it on the stigma,” said Gastón Carvallo, an ecologist at the Pontifical Catholic ...

Beekeepers across the U.S. lost an unprecedented number of honey bees last year. According to UVM, over 55% of their managed ...

The eastern redbud is a small (15-30 feet) native understory tree which blooms early spring and the pinkish-purple flowers ...

Male carpenter bees lack stingers, and though females do have them, they are docile and don’t sting unless handled or ...

Using honey for allergies is not likely to ease your symptoms, according to studies. But honey can offer other potential ...

There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost ...