Beekeepers Give Home to Rare American Bumblebee Colony

Beekeepers adopt an American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) nest, raising the rare bees alongside honeybees in a Florida friendly habitat designed to benefit all pollinators. We take a look at both hives, and examine the threats facing each species, as well as all pollinators. We take a deeper dive into native bees in Florida, and into the life cycle of the American bumblebee, on the WFSU Ecology Blog: