Honey bees rely heavily on flower patterns when searching for food, a new study has found. The research has revealed honeybees can distinguish between different flowers by using colours and patterns.

They need bees to spread their pollen and help make new seeds. Bees love nectar so flowers offer up their nectar as a reward for visiting them. And they’ve got manyways of showing what’s on offer.

For those thinking ahead to spring gardening, a biologist explains what to focus on when designing a garden with pollinators ...

but keep observing it—young bees will emerge the following spring. Around the flower patch: • Play close attention to the bees that buzz around the flower patch. Is there a particular flower ...