Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations 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 ...

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized pollinators are slow to return. A new finding underscores the importance of ...

In Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler also shares the best time and method for cleaning out perennial garden beds.

Daisies, with rosettes of leaves pressed to the soil, and speedwells, with low trailing leafy shoots, are examples of plants ...

Declining bee populations are concerning farmers and researchers alike, and now a program to help bees survive the winter is ...

Northern Advocate columnist Jonny Wilkinson is the CEO of Tiaho Trust - Disability A Matter of Perception, a Whangārei-based ...

Our collective actions and aims in the Wild Bunch are to work together to increase biodiversity in all its forms, flora and ...

Poisoning weeds, ripping out hedges, and planting 'pretty' but ecologically useless non-native flowers and shrubs make for ...

Climate change is a global issue but we can all make a difference – one garden, balcony or windowsill at a time. Here's how ...

XPO Logistics has sown around 20 varieties of wildflowers and planted 50 trees across two acres of land at the site as part of its ‘Nature Network’ project to enhance biodiversity ...