Bees are more than just cute little fuzzballs buzzing around. They are the ultimate gardeners, tiny dynamos responsible for pollinating one-third of the world’s crops and keeping ecosystems humming.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For more than 20 years, Beekeeper Bob Faulkner, owner of Syracuse Honey, has been helping people set up their own bee colonies in their backyards. “I help people get started every ...

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The term pollinators is broad and includes all animals that transfer pollen, which contains DNA, from one flower to another. The most well-known pollinators are European honeybees, but the term also ...

You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia.

If you sit in nature and really look, there’s a good chance you’ll see a native Florida bee. They just may not look how you expect. There are more than 320 bee species in Florida, of which about 30 ...