Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If your tomato plants are flowering but not producing fruit, you might be ...

Honeybees, which are not native to the United States, may be outcompeting native bees for pollen. Ed Reschke via Getty Images Honeybees are often heralded as a symbol of biodiversity and a key species ...

A new paper in Annals of Botany, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that pollination can have a dramatic effect on how plants grow and change. The study shows that when plants and ...

Carpenter bees don’t get as much attention as honeybees, but they’re essential to cross-pollinate plants in Missouri and Kansas. Pat Sullivan AP file photo While honeybees experience a national moment ...

Bees are distinctive for their black and yellow coloring, but did you know some species are blue? The blue-banded bee is a ...

Scientists found a tropical vine that changed its flowers without losing its pollinators, revealing a more flexible path to ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ah, springtime. The bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming and people are sneezing. This time of year, insects are usually hard at work pollinating plants and flowers. But the ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its lipstick-like appearance— its flowers are shorter, wider, and yellowish ...