/tags/bees Bees en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:37:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-11-05/scientists-want-your-help-to-digitize-historic-data-on-bees In many natural history museums, bee specimens are accompanied by little slips of paper that have details about each specimen, like the species name, who found it, where and when. It’s a treasure trove of data but it needs to be digitized. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:37:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-11-05/scientists-want-your-help-to-digitize-historic-data-on-bees Rachel Cohen /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-29/can-a-cu-insect-expert-warn-the-u-s-about-a-honeybee-crisis-before-its-too-late We’ve all heard about how the use of pesticides and the loss of habitat is hurting honeybees. But you probably haven’t heard about the scariest threat of all - tiny mites. Today on In the NoCo, we hear how a CU Boulder entomologist is sounding the alarm about these parasites. Wed, 29 May 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-29/can-a-cu-insect-expert-warn-the-u-s-about-a-honeybee-crisis-before-its-too-late In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2023-06-24/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-the-butterflies-national-pollinator-week-celebrates-winged-friends It's National Pollinator Week. From bees to butterflies, hummingbirds to moths, these species play a crucial role in agriculture and healthy ecosystems. Sat, 24 Jun 2023 12:07:00 GMT /news/2023-06-24/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-the-butterflies-national-pollinator-week-celebrates-winged-friends Beau Baker /regional-news/2023-02-13/western-bumblebee-populations-suffering-alarming-declines-study-shows Across the Western bumblebee's range, populations declined 57% from 1998 to 2020, according to a study published last month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:21:15 GMT /regional-news/2023-02-13/western-bumblebee-populations-suffering-alarming-declines-study-shows Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-11-04/colorado-researchers-peek-inside-honeybee-swarms-to-improve-building-materials Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are studying how honeybees in swarms form a structure that holds all of them up. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:54:24 GMT /regional-news/2022-11-04/colorado-researchers-peek-inside-honeybee-swarms-to-improve-building-materials Emma VandenEinde /npr-news/2020-02-06/bumblebees-are-disappearing-because-of-extreme-heat New research shows that climate change and habitat loss are causing widespread decline among bumblebees in North America and Europe — and putting ecosystems that depend on these pollinators at risk. Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:14:58 GMT /npr-news/2020-02-06/bumblebees-are-disappearing-because-of-extreme-heat Lauren Sommer /2019-07-17/epa-approves-bee-killing-insecticide The Environmental Protection Agency is expanding the use of an insecticide that is toxic to bees. The move affects more than 17 million acres of f... Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:52:42 GMT /2019-07-17/epa-approves-bee-killing-insecticide Amanda Peacher, Amanda Peacher /2018-06-15/where-have-all-the-western-bumblebees-gone-one-entomologist-goes-searching Over the next few weeks, we're going to take you on a tour of some of our favorite public lands. Most people visit Curt Gowdy State Park in Southeastern... Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:54:43 GMT /2018-06-15/where-have-all-the-western-bumblebees-gone-one-entomologist-goes-searching Maggie Mullen /environment/2017-06-23/colorado-supports-bees-through-creative-gardening-and-so-can-you Bees are in trouble. Master arborist Kevin Marks with the Davey Tree Expert Company says many factors contribute to the decline of the tiny buzzing insect… Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:06:22 GMT /environment/2017-06-23/colorado-supports-bees-through-creative-gardening-and-so-can-you