This summer, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is once again asking residents to look out for one of Maine’s most elusive native species: the rusty patched bumble bee. It’s one of two native species of bumble bee that hasn’t been seen in the state in years. It’s considered a rare species of […]
AUSTIN – Both Bee and Karnes counties have been awarded major funding to preserve their historic courthouses following the Texas Historical Commission’s July 31 quarterly meeting. Together, the neighboring South Texas counties secured more than $4.2 million out of $96,252,087 in matching preservation grants distributed statewide to 25 counties during Round 14 of the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.
On an August evening in Interior Alaska, the sun hangs low over the hills as a bumblebee makes its final foraging trip of the season. The fireweed is fading, the nights are cooling, and the bee will soon retreat underground to overwinter. Moments like this — quiet and easy to overlook — capture the delicate […]
On a bright June morning in Soldotna, a homeowner steps into the yard with a cup of coffee and notices a bumblebee working its way across a patch of blooming chives. It’s a small moment, but one that reflects a larger truth: the choices Alaskans make in their gardens, on their land and in their […]
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — Bees were still visible Tuesday afternoon from the roadside near West Yellowstone after a semi-truck carrying bee colony boxes overturned along Highway 191 last week.Â
