What you plant — and what you avoid — in the backyard can make a difference to your local butterfly population.

So, it may come as no surprise that black flowers, largely a result of seed breeding, draw fewer bees and butterflies, although there are some exceptions. For that reason, black flowers aren't the ...

The best way to support and maintain a healthy sustainable community is by protecting wildlife, birds and pollinators.

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

That includes butterflies spreading their lovely, colorful wings and making their way to their favorite flowers. Wouldn’t it be awesome to bring them to your garden? Here's how to build your own ...

To turn your garden into a butterfly haven, consider plants that provide essential nectar to invite butterflies to stay and thrive. The following plants are known butterfly attractants.

This comes as the insects are rapidly declining and are under consideration for Endangered Species Act protections.

Many gardeners dream of a lush, colourful garden with buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies. Pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem, helping plants reproduce, and ensuring ...

Hummingbirds aren't the only spring-time animals on the move across Georgia. Sightings of monarch butterflies have been seen predominantly near southern cities like Savannah and St. Mary's ...

Take, for example, Salvia x guaranitica "Black and Blue," anise ... 2 to 5 feet tall and wide, and the flowers will attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Sunflowers are easy-to-grow cut ...

So word must surely be out among the butterfly contingent that this is a season for winged things, for a new offering will flutter-flutter when The Flower Fields open March 1. It's the Butterfly ...

But many other insects—including beetles, flies, moths and butterflies—also visit flowers to feed on nectar ... stripey yellow-and-black hover flies (Syrphidae) are often mistaken for bees.