pollinators

Tulsa County 4-H’ers install pollinator flower beds at Tulsa Fire Station 66 along historic Route 66 on June 4. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)
4H, Outdoors, Youth, Youth Programs

Tulsa County 4-H’ers create lasting impact with Route 66 pollinator project

Tulsa County 4-H’ers helped beautify Route 66 while supporting pollinators and Oklahoma agriculture. Read More

South Dakota State University
Central Region, Regional Roundup, research, South Dakota

SDSU’s Dalton awarded NSF fellowship

Flowers put out the welcome mat for pollinators not only with their bright colors but also their fragrance. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Fragrant plants invite pollinators to your garden

Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini urges gardeners not to bury peonies too deep, which increases the chance that they may not flower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Why ants are drawn to peonies each spring

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Monarch Butterfly feeding on a rubber rabbitbrush bloom. (Adobe Stock │ #499457615 - Jim)

How to attract butterflies to your garden

Beekeeper checking a honeycomb full of bees and honey in the cells of his hive. (Photo: iStock - Diego Cerro Jimenez)

West Texas beekeeping field day April 18

Landscape architecture for spring and summer garden featuring a pond. (Adobe Stock-#451868350 │ rabbitti)

Learn how to create and care for a wildlife pond in your backyard

  • By Sarah Fuller │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Despite lower commercial honey production, small-scale beekeepers in some regions of the state reported stronger honey yields during the 2025 production season. (Courtney Sacco and Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas beekeepers navigate a mixed honey harvest

  • By Mary Schrieber │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is an excellent, highly recommended native plant for pollinators. It is especially good for native bee support. (Photo by Katie Kammler.)

Pollinators: Patience pays off

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
A bee on a chrysanthemum extracts nectar to make sweet honey. (Adobe Stock │ #295334838 - andov)

How to incorporate native plants in the garden

Squash bees pollinating. (Photo courtesy of Tamra Reall.)

Thank a pollinator for your Thanksgiving dinner