such as bumble bees, that do the heavy lifting. Why insects are so crucial to life on Earth In the US, bees of all sorts are said to account for 75% of the pollination of the fruits, nuts and ...

Winner: Tree bumblebee. Colonised mainland Britain ... while about 10% became more abundant, including bees that pollinate flowering crops, such as oil seed rape. While some pollination is carried ...

When the bee flies off and lands on another orchid it deposits the pollen, allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring ...

From coast to coast, the American bumblebee is part of the fabric of America’s grasslands and open spaces. Described before the United States won its independence, this fuzzy bee was once the most ...

Pollinator Partnership’s Project Wingspan ... more habitat for the endangered monarch butterfly and rusty patched bumble bee. The non-profit is working to enhance and create 18,000 acres of ...

The queen bee is the only one that can lay eggs and it’s up to the female workers to pollinate plants and flowers. Bumble ...

The story of the Southern Plains bumble bee disappearance in Ohio is a reminder of how fragile nature can be, and the ...

Today the humble honey bee provides us with a significant proportion of the food that we eat, all thanks to its action as a pollinating insect. And a large proportion of the world’s food supply ...

Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that ... the best thing to do is gently put the bee onto a bee-friendly flower. If there are no bee-friendly flowers around, ...