...Back to the Bees

Last week we rebroadcast an interview from two springs ago with Rich Wieske of Green Toe Gardens in Detroit, and Mike Bianco, who is one of the founding members of the buzzing UMBee
Not up to date on the perils of "big pollen" for our bee population? Not sure why bee colonies aren't actually hierarchies that follow a "queen" but actually bend to the will of their workers, which is what makes them sucessful? Wondering why Michigan is a key site for keeping northern bee populations strong enough to resist extreme weather eventsl? Listen and learn...
Those who heard this interview the first time around will be glad to know that the honeybees we called the "Detroit Girls" who Rich brought out to Grass La
Rebecca hopes to head over to France this summer for another field visit with her friends Philippe Huau and Jean Francois Mallein, pictured above, founders of the outrageously productive Ruchers de Cocagne in the countryside around Toulouse, France. Their queens are stemming the tide of colony loss across Europe, while their large scale, scientifically oriented operation develops in partnership with local farmers, but also amidst debates about the limits of manipulation of bees in the face of colony collapse disorder and other challenges. Stay tuned for a video glimpse of how hot it is out there in the beeyards of southern France, coming up soon.
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