Coneflowers already draw butterflies and bees, but pairing them with the right companion plants can turn a simple bed into a ...

A peaceful yard in early spring rarely stays quiet for long once pollinators discover it. Bees buzz through the air, butterflies glide between blossoms, and the entire garden begins to pulse with life ...

This spring, I was getting scared because I saw so few bees in any of the gardens I visited. Finally in early May, whew! Bees of many kinds began to appear, along with many other insect pollinators.

As the height-of-summer floral abundance fades, goldenrods and asters fill the landscape with hits of yellow, purple, pink and white. Beyond the beauty they provide, these late bloomers are a critical ...

As the height-of-summer floral abundance fades, goldenrods and asters fill the landscape with hits of yellow, purple, pink and white. Beyond the beauty they provide, these late bloomers are a critical ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

When gardening, you have probably seen large, fuzzy, yellow and black bumble bees zipping from flower to flower, collecting pollen and nectar to bring back to their nests. Perhaps you have also seen ...

Michigan gardeners can promote local ecosystems with bee-friendly gardens in 2025. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. As warm weather finally begins to ...

As you carve a jack-o’-lantern this Halloween season, take some time to reflect on how a bee made this annual ritual possible. Without a bee to pollinate the pumpkin flower, there would not be a ...