It has wildflowers around it to attract bees and other pollinators. Kiernan went on to identify two major species of bumblebee that comprise 90 percent of the bumblebee population responsible for much ...

One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

A bumblebee takes flight from a patch of native leadplant beneath a solar panel at the Ramsey Renewable Station near Anoka, Minn., on July 21.

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Cars squeezed through the single lane road at Long Branch Nature Center and Park on Sunday headed to the native plant sale with windshield wipers clicking back and forth. Each buyer had a specified ...

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

When you were young, were you the type of child who would scour open fields looking for bumble bees? Today, it is much harder for kids to spot them, since bumble bees are drastically declining in ...

In another sequel to a previous column, “To A Waterfowl” (pub date: March 24), I continue to explore the colorful colloquial names used over the centuries for waterfowl. As I wrote last time, each one ...