Scientists have discovered that pollen is a hidden source of natural medicine for honeybees. Symbiotic bacteria called Streptomyces produce antimicrobial compounds that fight deadly bee and plant ...

Researchers find that honeybee pollen contains antimicrobial bacteria, offering a natural way to protect hives from ...

A honeybee hive, with its large stores of pollen, wax, and honey, is like a fortress guarding treasure: with strong defenses, ...

Missouri and Kansas are home to approximately 400 different bee species. Some residents are turning their yards and balconies into havens of native plants.

Sunflowers are the most noticeable of the cover crops that the couple use at Haz-Wald Farms, the limited liability ...

In general, clover is a hardier plant than grass so it naturally thrives more easily and requires less care. “Clover requires less water and less mowing than grass,” says Lynch. And depending on your ...

Clover is such an awesome plant to have growing in the lawn areas. It sprouts quickly and covers a bare area in no time at all.

Under a mackerel sky indicating the transition from summer to autumn, I recently came across a cluster of “hagi” bush clover ...

Boost the bee and pollinator appeal of your lawn by incorporating a microclover, like this, found to attract and support ...

We need these little insects like butterflies and bees to fertilise our crops. However, our precious pollinators have been in decline due to habitat loss and pesticide use. But as gardeners we are in ...

Sure, the leaves are brown, and your backyard harvest is at its most bountiful. That doesn’t seem like the best time to get digging, granted. But according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), ...