Tag: bee

Illinois State Bee students stand in the state capitol

These junior high students championed the black and gold bumblebee. Now it’s the Illinois state bee

While most student research projects end up in a storage bin in the attic, one that 8th graders at Naperville’s Lincoln Junior High worked on is now state law.

America’s favorite pollinator species is experiencing its biggest loss in history. What’s the buzz?

As the nation’s primary pollinator, the European honeybee is responsible for adding around $15 billion to crop values in the U.S. But nationally, the bees are facing the highest death rate ever recorded, alarming beekeepers and researchers.