The USGS partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

Society needs healthy #bees and other insects to pollinate crops, but land use changes that decrease flower abundance can affect bee health and pollination services. Midwestern states are losing native grasslands and conservation lands that historically provided abundant flowers for #pollinators. 

Photo: The USGS partners with professional beekeepers in North Dakota to evaluate what plant species honey bees forage on and when. (Photo credit: Marisa Lubeck, USGS)

Learn more at: http://on.doi.gov/1DDW8br

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