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Dead Giant Hornet In Snohomish County Is First Found This Year In U.S.

By NWPB News June 16, 2021

A Washington State Department of Agriculture workers holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Wash. Scientists in Washington state discovered the first nest earlier in the week, the first in the United States, and worked to wipe it out to protect native honeybees. CREDIT: Elaine Thompson/AP

Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet discovered in the country this year, federal and state investigators said Wednesday.Read More

More Bad Buzz For Bees: Record Numbers Of Honey Bee Colonies Died Last Winter

By NPR News June 19, 2019

Honey bee hives stand on a field at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Beltsville, Maryland. CREDIT: OLIVIA FALCIGNO/NPR

Bee colony death continues to rise. According to the Bee Informed Partnership's latest survey, released this week, U.S. beekeepers lost nearly 40% of their honey bee colonies last winter — the greatest reported winter hive loss since the partnership started its surveys 13 years ago.Read More

Why Do Bees Make Hexagons In Their Hives?

By McKayla Fox September 7, 2018

Why do bees make hexagons in their hive - Full Screen

Ask Dr. Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfpVuouu2EQ&list=PL6pHcbVJ2q0Fk-wRbMlYR4TZIzjZkXKWC&index=3Northwest Public Broadcasting and Washington State University Communications teamed up to bring Dr. Universe to life, well at least to an animated series. Do you have a […]Read More