“In May, many bees are coming out of hibernation and need flowers to feed themselves and their babies. The main purpose of No Mow May is to encourage people to let spring flowers in their lawns ...

Learn important facts about native bees. Plant your garden with native bees in mind and help these powerful pollinators thrive.

Gardeners can prepare for spring 2025 by building a bee-friendly garden. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. If you have a green thumb, it may be the ...

Bees typically come out in the spring and stay active through the summer and fall. Warm temperatures and blooming flowers bring out varied bee species, which feed off the seasonal plants for ...

Because it flowers so early, draba is a good source of nectar and pollen for wild bees, honeybees and other insects when the choices they have for foraging is limited.

Opinion This spring, plant native flowers for their beauty, and the bees and butterflies: Martha E. Truby Published: Apr. 28, 2021, 5:46 a.m.

Bees like variety and don't care about your neighbors' yards Closeup on a bumblebee feeding on a yellow cosmos flower.© Wild Horizons // Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

The bees are active only for a few weeks, but their early spring emergence is important because they help pollinate early-blooming garden plants and wildflowers, blueberry bushes and fruit trees.

Local News Spring’s official start accompanied by flowers, bees, birds and butterflies A hellebore, now in bloom in Mentor, resists spring snowfalls and keeps its flowers for more than a month.

Sarah A. Johnson, CC BY-ND The first days of spring – brighter and warmer – are a biological trigger for female bees to wake up from hibernation and begin to build future colonies.

Why are bees important for the environment? Bees play a key role in the ecosystem and food supply, feeding on nectar and pollen from flowers, the U.S. Forest Service said.