Above: Bumble bees buzz pollinate crops like tomatoes when they collect pollen, which they store in a ball on their hind legs. It’s hard to deny the absolute benefits of the honey bee, but did you ...

Pollination is such an important but often overlooked part of fruit and vegetable production. A frequent call I get is someone asking why their fruit or vegetable crop hasn’t produced. The inquirer ...

There are five social species of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) native to Florida, and each is an important pollinator throughout the state. Although European honeybees make up about 85 percent of our ...