The world needs its pollinators, but right now, the global bee population is in decline. There are many reasons for this, including climate change and the use of pesticides in some cases. However, a ...

While many plants are pollinated by bees and butterflies, they naturally play favorites. These plants offer beautiful blooms ...

There are some 4,000 native bee species in the United States, and photographer Clay Bolt has spent years photographing them for Beautiful Bees. The gorgeous project is a tool for researchers, ...

For a few years, the U.S. Geological Survey Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab has been quietly posting gorgeous photographs of bees (as well as other insects and creatures) on their Flickr page. Unlike ...

When it comes to landscaping the farmstead or urban homestead, it’s nice to be able to include plants that are both beautiful and functional. Bee balm is a North American wildflower that easily fills ...

Henry Bess' interest in bees began with his garden. He had a garden, but no bees to pollinate it. So Bess acquired a bee hive, but soon realized he didn't know much about the care and nurture of bees.

We're often tempted to add flowers to our gardens to attract bees and promote biodiversity. But what if this is sometimes a bad idea? To decorate green spaces, most cities and amateur gardeners rely ...

Aganetha Dyck has thousands, maybe millions, of collaborators for her art. Working with bees she rents from a keeper, she gives ordinary objects like shoes, footballs, helmets, and chipped thrift ...

In 2014, Clay Bolt, a self-described natural history photographer, started photographing bees in his Bozeman, Montana, garden after reading about colony collapse disorder, the phenomenon devastating ...