Like all living things, honeybees need protein. The protein that bees use comes from plant pollen. Grains of pollen contain amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. As bees gather from different ...

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 Kihei honey bee collects nectar and pollen from the blooms of a Manila palm Thursday morning. While bees use nectar to make honey, pollen is an important protein source for colony life. Worker bees ...

Don’t be surprised if you see it popping up on local menus: Bee Pollen is this season’s trending superfood. Here’s what you need to know about it. See also: 4 Favorite Breakfast Spots Near Your ...

ON February 11, a mild and sunny day, my bees were working busily on Eranthis hiemalis, the winter aconite, and by watching them I was able to verify my opinion, published in The British Bee journal ...