The Surprising Senses of Pollinators
What draws pollinators to flowers is more complex than it seems. Ill.: netclipart.com We humans tend to think that theContinue Reading
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10 Fascinating Facts About Bees
Photo: www.insauga.com Bees are so ubiquitous that gardeners tend to take them for granted. Whether they’re the ever-busy honeybee (ApisContinue Reading
Separate Beds for Vegetables and Flowers?
You may get better vegetable pollination when flowers are grown in a separate bed. Photo: urbanpollinators.blogspot.com Two generations of gardenersContinue Reading
Matchmaking for Lonely Fruit Trees
Most fruiting trees (and shrubs) need cross-pollination, that is, pollen from another cultivar, in order to produce fruit. Even thoseContinue Reading
Which Came First, The Butterfly or the Flower?
Biologists have long assumed that proboscis-bearing butterflies and moths like those of today (those of the Glossata clade) evolved toContinue Reading
Heat-Seeking Bees
Many flowers go out of their way to attract pollinators, providing abundant nectar to feed them, offering lurid colors andContinue Reading
The Titillating Sex Life of Orchids
Flowers are all about sex. If they look good and smell good, it’s not to please us humans, but toContinue Reading
What Bees See
A garden filled with beautiful flowers always attracts our attention, but stunning flowers didn’t evolve to attract human eyes. TheContinue Reading
Bee Counted!
Is your garden bee-friendly? And also adapted to attract and feed other pollinators? If so, why not join the MillionContinue Reading
Double Flowers: Bad News for Pollinators
Gardeners love double flowers. And why not? With their dense flowers jam-packed with petals, they really do stand out fromContinue Reading