Bumblebees are doing more than just bumbling around our gardens-they’re assessing plants and checking out which flowers are the richest with pollen and nectar. The relationship between flowers and pollinators goes back some 130 million years. When checking out plants, these insects leave behind scent marks that inform them which […]
Declining populations of bees and rare wildflowers may have started to improve during the lockdowns because of the pandemic as a lot of councils are leaving roadside verges uncut, notes the biggest conservation charity of Europe for wild plants. This respite may lead to a rise of colors in the […]
A team of Californian researchers has identified the most helpful flowers for bees as an effort to aid the conservation of the North American bumblebee whose population is declining. In the world, there are around 20,000 known species of bees, 4000 of which are US native, according to the US […]
Without doubt, organic and raw honey is considered to be one of the healthiest foods in the world. Sweet and nutritious, and an excellent addition to tea, it appears that we all need a bit more honey in our diets. By eating it on a regular basis, it will help […]