Bumblebees collect pollen by various methods. Some types of flowers, such as potato plants, need tougher treatment to make them release their pollen. In these cases, the bee uses a technique called ...

In the summertime, the air is thick with the low humming of bees delivering pollen from one flower to the next. If you listen closely, a louder buzz may catch your ear. This sound is the key to a ...

In South Park, at the southern edge of Kenosha Pass, elephant's heads colored moist meadows for miles. Dense populations filled the high valleys drained by the Cimarron River, and they made a good ...

LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass Lowell scientist has simulated the buzz of a bee in a microrobot. UMass Lowell’s Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of ...

People try all sorts of tricks to achieve a bigger tomato harvest. A dedicated tomato gardener will test different varieties, ...

There’s nothing quite like the gentle buzz of a bumblebee to let you know summer’s approaching. But the distinct hum could soon become a rarity – as climate change is reducing the frequency and pitch ...

A University of Massachusetts Lowell researcher who specializes in building micro-robots is using his skills to help uncover how bees pollinate through buzzing. Noah Jafferis and a research colleague ...

When most people think of bees, they picture honey bees buzzing around a hive. But honey bees are just a small part of a much ...

Can you grow more fruits and nuts without bees? For several years, researchers have been trying to perfect the art of artificial pollination, providing an alternative to bees. Washington State ...