Bees may not be voted most beautiful among pollinators, the nod possibly going to butterflies or hummingbirds. But recent reports of bee decline have raised our awareness of how important these ...

I have read at least two articles in The Seattle Times about the lack of bees; each one seemed to focus on how to attract other insects to do the pollinating. Neither one mentioned hand-pollinating.

Steve and Nancy Bishop of Alpenfire helped students connect the dots in their understanding of the importance of pollination from a bee population that is increasingly dwindling by handing out brushes ...