Given our general reliance on something called “food” you’d think the issue of pollination — and its general decline — might be higher up the world’s agenda. Over 80% of crops require insect ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...

When you think of a honey bee, you likely first associate it with, well, honey — but if you’ve ever eaten an apple or had a cup of coffee, you’ve benefited from a honey bee, too. Over one-third of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heiko119 / Getty Images Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are ...

Nocturnal pollination represents a vital yet under‐appreciated component of global ecosystem function, involving a specialised subset of bee species that forage under low‐light conditions. These bees ...

Researchers have found that honeybees are effective blueberry pollinators. Dr Keanu Martin Next time you see a bee hovering around a fruit tree, you’re probably witnessing pollination in action.

A new report warns of a massive pollination shortfall in Australia this year as varroa mite wipes out hives and forces ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research from ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The recent cold weather has been hard on some fruit crops, but it's been even harder on bees, which are very important to those crops. “Pollination is ...

PULLMAN, Wash., -- Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published April 16 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...