Seeking pollinators in wings

With domesticated bees on the decline, scientists are studying whether native species could keep the nation's crops going. By Sandy Bauers Inquirer Staff Writer On a sunny morning, amid 35 acres of Montgomery County farmland lush with tomato, bean, basil and cantaloupe, Neal Williams affixes a yellow flower to a stick and steps gingerly through the watermelon vines, intent on catching a bee. The flower hasn't been pollinated yet - it's been covered since dawn by a cap of bridal veil