Bees have excellent eyesight, but there's one color they can't detect at all - an important fact to know when you're planning ...

There is something magical that besets us when spring arrives, as flowers erupt all about, mornings breaking in gentle gold ...

Bees and other pollinators are more likely to visit gardens that are in bloom all year and have a wide variety of flowers and plants. The findings, which come amid concerns about shrinking bee ...

Seed expert Emily Blaisden also recommends early pruning using the “Chelsea chop” method—removing 1/3 to 1/2 of the plant.

One of the researchers is conducting the field work in the wild blueberry field in Maine. A new study shows that small differences in temperature and humidity within a farm field can affect flowering ...

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 ...

Learn how to identify a carpenter bee. Find out where and how long the bees live and what to do if they become a nuisance.

A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that chemicals used in agriculture, like fertilizers and pesticides, can change the way bees ‘see’ a flower, and that this ...

Solar farms can boost bee populations when managed with wildflowers, supporting biodiversity and clean energy.

When you’re shopping for a special gift or a little self-indulgence, some of the coolest items aren’t found in stores, but on wheels. Long Island companies that sell products out of their mobile ...