From tiny honey bees to whirring hummingbirds to fluttering butterflies, these little creatures bring on the whimsy and are a ...

As bees and hummingbirds flit from flower to flower, greedily sipping nectar in exchange for pollination, the animals often ...

Flower nectar often contains small amounts of alcohol, meaning pollinators like hummingbirds are drinking it all day long. Despite consuming human-equivalent amounts, they show no signs of ...

Wine is said to be the nectar of the gods – but for birds and bees, nectar itself might be strong enough to feel the kick.

Most flowering plants depend on animals for pollination. In warm wet tropical regions, more than 90% of plant species are pollinated by animals. In Dominica, a Caribbean island country, researchers ...

A true treasure of the Americas, hummingbirds are a diverse family of more than 340 species, only 17 of which are found north of Mexico. They are also keystone mutualists, nectar feeders that have ...

After a long winter spent in sunny Mexico and South America, hummingbirds begin their long descent back north. By early March ...

Key Points Know what kinds of pollinators you're attracting and how to bring them in.Make your space appealing with plants ...

Competing for space on hummingbird beaks, Hypeniea macrantha flowers fire pollen projectile blasts to dislodge pollen from rival plants in a bid to ensure the bird’s pollinating travels include them, ...

Plant this pollinator-friendly flower after spring's last frost and you'll have fresh blooms come June and July, drawing bees ...