From bees to hummingbirds to butterflies ... informal assessments, and hands-on activities to uncover more about the world of ...

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ...

One third of all of the food we eat is the direct result of bee pollination. Both non-native European honeybees and native bees do this work. The reason that bees are so effective at food crop ...

Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring pollen from the male to the female parts of the same plant. The late spider orchid however is pollinated ...

How hard can it ‘bee’ to look after pollinators? Bees are amazing creatures. Not only do they make tasty honey, but they are also involved in pollinating lots of our food and wild flowers.

We are interested in how anthropogenic impacts from farming to logging to cattle grazing affect bee communities and pollination services. For example, we are currently investigating how rangeland ...

Ivy: Greedy Posey: When the bee digs into the next flower the pollen on her body rubs off onto the stigma of the new flower. This is called pollination. When the pollen lands on the stigma it ...