What Are Bee Flies? “What is this strange insect on my plumbago? Is it a pollinator?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Caitlin Buelow of Vail, Arizona. Birds & Blooms experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

Among the flower flies are more recognizable, and sometimes abundant, bees and wasps. It can be entertaining to watch them ...

Bees swarm the queen to protect her and start a new, more sustainable colony capable of producing the next generation of bees.