When a honeybee enters a flower, it shakes the long stalk (anther) that contains the pollen and then attracts the pollen onto its body through an electrostatic charge that built up among its hairs ...

A blowfly on lavender flowers. Flies are the unsung heroes of pollination. They visit flowers to stoke up on energy-rich nectar and protein-rich pollen and transport pollen from flower to flower in ...

Scientists found ancient bees and linden flowers fossilized together, showing pollination existed 24 million years ago.

In search of answers on how underwater plants are pollinated, scientists have recently discovered the bees of the sea. For centuries, scientists believed that pollination of seagrasses like dioecious ...

I’m personally allergic to bee stings. I discovered that the hard way when I had to rush to an emergency room as my whole body was swelling in reaction to a bee sting—but I’m still going to celebrate ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Close up of a woman's hand picking lime from a tree - Pumpui366/Shutterstock If you've been struggling to amp up the yield from your lime tree, despite it having a lot of flowers, chances are, your ...