He also collected the seeds of flowers he had cross- or self-pollinated by hand — also covered with a bag to prevent any new visitors. Despite boasting over 650 native bee species, San Diego ...

Bees leave an electric trace on pollinated flowers, telling other bees the flower is tapped out. A study found fertilizers change that electric field and put bumblebees off from fertilizing.

Bumble bees pollinate blueberries, apples, watermelon, and other crops. “Bumble bees can buzz-pollinate, meaning they vibrate their abdomens when visiting some flowers (e.g., tomato), which often ...

It is well known that animal-pollinated ... whose flowers are exploited by 370 species of oil-collecting bees. To date, our understanding of the ecology and evolution of the oil-bee and oil ...

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 "buzz pollination" where it bites the flower ...