Some Minnesota honeybees disappeared this fall. Blame mites and a warm autumn
Kirk Nelson walked outside recently to check on the honeybees he’d been tending for about six years, and got a stark surprise. One of the two colonies in his backyard in Orono, Minnesota, had buzzed ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advances 1.6 Million Acres of Critical Habitat Protection for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Minnesota is one of the bee’s last strongholds,” said Tom Casey, board chair at Friends of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas. “It is not only endangered under federal law; the bee is designated ...