pollinators

Today, the subtle, gradual shifts domestic pressure in Michigan and elsewhere exerts on U.S. policy toward Israel and Gaza. Also, what’s developing in the campaign for a Michigan seat in the U.S. Senate. Plus: building a more pollinator-friendly garden plot. We’ll get some guidance on creating a refuge for bees, butterflies and more.

Michigan is one of two states that does not have an official insect. House Bill 4159 would change that, designating the black swallowtail as Michigan's state butterfly.

In Fremont, Michigan, Great Lakes Bee Company distributes tens of thousands of bees among Michigan's beekeepers every May.

We visit an event where beekeepers pick up millions of honey bees in a single day, and talk to an ecologist about what we can learn from bees simply by looking.

Chances are you've seen a Poweshiek skipperling butterfly and not even known it. But the moth-like insects are rapidly disappearing from their native Midwestern prairies.

Across the state Michiganders are taking part in projects to mark Earth Day, and not all of them are taking place far away from the state’s urban…

One of the 27 Michigan species facing extinction is a tiny butterfly called the Poweshiek skipperling. They are small, about an inch long, and live in…

Most veterinarians probably don't picture themselves working with bees. But thanks to new federal regulations, more and more might soon find themselves…

The federal government has a competitive program for state wildlife grants.Michigan and Wisconsin are getting $500,000 to help protect several species of…

Honey bees pollinate about a third of the crops in the U.S—that’s about $15 billion of the agricultural economy. But honeybees have had a tough time…