The endangered rusty-patched bumble bee has achieved fame as the Minnesota state bee. It’s just one of about two dozen bumble bee species in Minnesota and scientists suspect others are at risk ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 1.6 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee in six states, including Minnesota. The rusty patched bumble bee ...

Bees are big business in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state sold $23.5 million worth of honey in 2022, good enough for fourth highest in the country. For bear ...

Every year on May 20th, we celebrate World Bee Day — a holiday dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of bees ...

Thousands of Minneapolis honey bees began dying off late last week due to apparent pesticide poisoning. The University of Minnesota Bee Lab and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are conducting ...

Take a map of Woodbury and look at the open spaces to the east and south: That’s where development will rapidly change the landscape of one of the state’s fastest-growing cities over the next ...

We were all wearing bee suits and they were running the cameras on a good hot summer day, so honey was not the only thing dripping that day. I learned about the University of Minnesota Bee Lab and ...

When people go to the Minnesota State Fair ... Then all you have to do is set up a hive for your bees, kick back and enjoy the fresh honey, right? Not quite, Coleman said. "Nature does take ...

The endangered rusty patched bumble bee has achieved fame as the Minnesota state bee. It’s just one of about two dozen bumble bee species in Minnesota and scientists suspect others are at risk ...