Gardening experts are urging households to plant these five plants to keep butterflies around during the summer time, and it ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow back in the spring. Jackson said there are some perennials ideal for ...

Some native bees only collect pollen from one type of flower. Without these native host plants, the butterflies and bees ...

Often, these are native flowers that appeal to the local pollinator population, and they typically share a few common characteristics. They're colorful, sweetly scented, and provide abundant nectar ...

While honey is mostly comprised of flower nectar, and is largely sugar, bee pollen has a more complex chemical composition, and greater health benefits, plus it's typically available in the form ...

As June ends in the Mountains, I have seen the typical activities of the natural world during this month: songbirds fledging, ...

Sylvia Garcia took this photo of a Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio rutulus) as it was nectar-feeding on a ...

Stop your hanging baskets from being a nesting destination for your feathered friends. Here is the clever and budget-friendly ...

With their intricate shapes and kaleidoscopic colours, dahlias are some of the summer's finest flowers. We've asked designers and florists to recommend their favourite types of dahlias so you can get ...

Beyond its culinary use in South Africa, honey held profound symbolic meaning in ancient Egypt, representing love, marriage, ...

Drew Demko's hands are steady as he grabs a wooden hive frame covered in beeswax, and places it into an awaiting pail at Propel Andrew Street High School in Munhall, ...