Bee News & Pollinator Updates Across the U.S.
Find bee news from across the United States, including reporting on wild bees, honey bee colonies and the people who study them.
Choose your region for local coverage, or start with the national stories below. Each story includes a date and a link to the original report.
Regional Bee News
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Choose a state on the map or use the regional links to find bee news near you. Coverage ranges from Minnesota’s native bee checklist to school beekeeping in Texas.
Reading bee news about a loss? Check what the authors counted. Honey yield measures the honey harvested per colony. A survey of wild bees might instead record which species visited flowers at a particular site.
Jan. 24, 2024
Federal Officials Consider Adding 10 More Species, Including a Big Bumble Bee, to Endangered List
Federal wildlife officials say they’ve decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List
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Jan. 03, 2024
Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues in five decades of data
A Penn State team examined five decades of U.S. data. Climate and soil helped explain regional differences in honey yields. Land use and yearly weather patterns also affected how much honey colonies produced. Credit: Arwin Neil Baichoo/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.
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June 22, 2023
U.S. honeybees endure high loss
Despite second-highest death rate, colony numbers stable
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June 27, 2023
What GSA learned from its pollinator pilot
The U.S. General Services Administration reported on its pollinator pilot after regional offices took over in January 2023. The agency described how federal buildings in several states worked with local beekeepers to host and maintain honey bee colonies.
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