The harvest looks like nothing more than little piles of dirt. Here inside Landis Homes’ woodworking shop, they might be mistaken for sawdust. Look closer to see tiny circles of mud, a yellow ball of ...

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Thyra McKelvie holds a blue box laden with small cocoons and tiny, sluggish blue orchard mason bees waking up from their time in refrigeration. They're moving slowly now, but soon ...

Inside the fortressed walls at Willamette Valley Vineyards’ main property in Turner, winemakers are busy fermenting grapes; hospitality staff are preparing tasting rooms and pouring wine; facilities ...

This mourning cloak butterfly is sipping nectar from a zinnia. Butterflies are one of the many pollinators that visit our gardens. Each has its own way of finding their preferred flowers in the garden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bee sitting on a flower - Colombe Photographie/Shutterstock Pollinators work harder than we ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Due to declining populations of bee species in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking all Missourians to “bee-friend” these valuable insects ...

Not to be dramatic, but our existence depends on pollination. The transfer of pollen between anther and stigma is crucial to U.S. agriculture, food security and the economy. Insects and animal ...