Wild bees

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

Michigan’s House Speaker Joe Tate discusses future plans for gun violence prevention bills. The Endangered Species Act reaches its half-a-century milestone. A little bit of history about your favorite baked goods: Pies. Interlochen Public Radio looks back on the Gaylord Tornado from one year ago today. And in the field with Michigan bee keepers.

Today, an analysis of the Court of Appeals' decision to send the parents of the shooter at Oxford High School to trial. Then, we get a look at the life of a dog musher in the U.P. We also got some tips about how urban gardens can help support pollinators.

Researchers found diverse habitat can draw bees, but that gathering makes it easier to spread viral infections among bees. But strategies, including the planting of lots of wildflowers, can reduce the spread of bee pathogens.

Michigan is home to more species of wild bees than has been previously known, according to the first census made of wild bee species in the state.…