Gardeners can attract bees to our gardens with the right mix of plants and flowers. Here are several key tips on landscaping ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Pollinating insects such as bumble bees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom nearby. This behavior is known as "flower constancy." ...

Since Darwin's time, the phenomenon known as flower constancy -- i.e., where insects consistently visit the same flower type even when many others are ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

Luckily, Massachusetts has plenty of parks, gardens and public spaces with beautiful blooms that make for the perfect spring ...

Pollinating insects such as bumblebees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom ...

Realized flower constancy in bumble bees: Optimal foraging strategy balancing cognitive and travel costs and its possible consequences for floral diversity. Functional Ecology , 2025; 39 (3): 863 ...