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All about bees and beekeeping. Wonder what's going on in the hive? Check into beegeek to see. Visit beegeek.com for my free beekeeping equipment plans.

 Indianola, WA
Joined April 2009
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Bumblebees... arstechnica.com/science/2026…
Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem.

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Saving pollinators... nytimes.com/2025/10/21/clima…
Bee Happy: They’re Saving Pollinators in Kansas (Published 2025)

Bee Happy: They’re Saving Pollinators in Kansas (Published 2025)

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.

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Finally, some good bee news... sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers...

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Millions of Honeybees Escape.. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…

Millions of honeybees escape near U.S.-Canadian border

After a truck carrying hives tipped over early Friday, about 14 million honeybees swarmed and stung Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies.

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The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster

The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster

Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.

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It's World Bee Day! seattletimes.com/business/on…
On ‘World Bee Day,’ the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

On ‘World Bee Day,’ the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

Tuesday was the eighth annual “World Bee Day.”.

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Amazing honey bee pics... apple.news/ADzfMREhqRm6GyjUW…
See inside a beehive with these stunning and intimate photos

See inside a beehive with these stunning and intimate photos

Beautiful and intimate images reveal extraordinary insights into the social structure, communication, defensive strategies and sex lives of wild honeybees

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Never thought I'd be able to use AI and Bees in the same sentence... gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerbergs…
Mark Zuckerberg's Nuclear-Powered Data Center for AI Derailed by Bees

Mark Zuckerberg's Nuclear-Powered Data Center for AI Derailed by Bees

Even if AI turns out to be a hype cycle, getting a lot of clean energy could make it worth the hassle.

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Protects Pollinators.... reasonstobecheerful.world/sl…
How a Nation of Beekeepers Protects Pollinators

How a Nation of Beekeepers Protects Pollinators 

From tree planting and delayed mowing to school clubs and interactive “Bee Paths,” Slovenia is putting pollinators first.

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Bees and Air Pollution... arstechnica.com/science/2024…
Air pollution makes it harder for bees to smell flowers

Air pollution makes it harder for bees to smell flowers

Contaminants can alter plant odors and warp insects’ senses, disrupting the process of pollination.

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Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees? washingtonpost.com/business/…

Analysis | Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?

A gold-standard source shows a stunning boom in U.S. honeybee populations. Could that possibly be right? A Department of Data analysis found two possible explanations, one more surprising than the...

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Finder of honey: The Honeyguide... arstechnica.com/science/2023…

This bird is like a GPS for honey

The honeyguide recognizes calls made by different human groups.

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‘Bee Emergency’: How Beekeepers Got 5 Million Bees Off a Road in Ontario nytimes.com/2023/08/30/world…

‘Bee Emergency’: How Beekeepers Got 5 Million Bees Off a Road in Ontario (Published 2023)

A dozen beekeepers converged to help rescue a swarm of angry bees that escaped when their boxes fell off a truck in Burlington, Ontario, on Wednesday.

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The beekeepers who don’t want you to buy more bees... seattletimes.com/business/th…
The beekeepers who don’t want you to buy more bees

The beekeepers who don’t want you to buy more bees

The craze for honeybees, especially among corporations eager to demonstrate their green bona fides, now presents a ecological challenge around the world.

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Slovenia beekeepers. nytimes.com/2023/08/19/busin…
The Beekeepers Who Don’t Want You to Buy More Bees (Published 2023)

The Beekeepers Who Don’t Want You to Buy More Bees (Published 2023)

In Slovenia and around the world, conservationists try — and mostly fail — to combat the widespread belief that honey bees are in danger.

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Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes | CNN

Arizona’s extreme heat is killing honeybees and melting their homes | CNN

Some entomologists are growing concerned about the increasing number of dead honeybees – a species vital to our ecosystem, especially food production.

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Blue bees ‘bring happiness’ seattletimes.com/nation-worl…
Blue bees ‘bring happiness’

Blue bees ‘bring happiness’

A botanical garden in Japan near Tokyo has attracted a rare species of bee for three summers.

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Garden of a thousand bees... pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-garde…
My Garden of a Thousand Bees ~ About | Nature | PBS

My Garden of a Thousand Bees ~ About | Nature | PBS

A story of surprise and revelation. A wildlife cameraman spends his time during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and...

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US honeybees suffer second deadliest season on record

US honeybees suffer second deadliest season on record

Nearly 50% of US bee colonies died off last year, although efforts have helped the overall bee population remain ‘relatively stable’

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