When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and ...

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 ...

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

My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...

Honeybees collecting nectar from a ‘buffet’ of Australian native plants made honey with anti-microbial abilities that is more potent than ‘single origin’ honey made from only one source of plant or ...

With the warmer weather comes one of my favorite activities — gardening! Of course, I love planting a vegetable garden with tomatoes, beans, and peppers, but I also have beds full of flowers and ...

One of the victims was Celinda Gonzalez, a tribal member and advocate for mental health resources and suicide prevention from the rural village of Weitchpec on the Yurok Reservation. Gonzalez’s life’s ...

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey ...

Australia is a megadiverse country, rich with endemic plants and animals which are found nowhere else on Earth. In reality, biodiversity is not simply a tally of species but a web of interactions that ...

The New Ulm Garden Club opened spring season Wednesday evening with a packed house and a timely topic: how to bring Minnesota’s native plants back to local yards, one garden at a time. Regional ...

Researchers in Brazil used native bee honey and ultrasound to extract beneficial compounds from cocoa bean shells, a waste product of chocolate making, creating a chocolate flavoured honey. The ...

Cocoa beans contain a variety of phyto, or plant nutrients, such as polyphenols like theobromine and caffeine.