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Brian Peterson-Roest, founder of Bees in the D, and Maria Mena, co-founder and CEO of Pollen Keepers of Costa Rica, sat down with CBS News Detroit Thursday to talk about their respective organizations and how they working to support the bee population.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the Monarch butterfly has declined by more than 80% in the last 20 years.
In addition to partnering with Chrysler, Bees in the D maintains more than 200 hives in vacant lots and other locations throughout the Detroit metro area. Bees in the D also provides free educational materials for kids, scouts, and bee enthusiasts.
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In recent years, reports have circulated that bees are on the rebound. But Meghan Milbrath, an assistant professor at Michigan State University and coordinator of the Michigan Pollinator Initiative, says she’s seen no evidence of such.
For one thing, honeybees are not native, so their colonies are not necessarily good indicators of the overall health of bees in the state. Michigan has 465 native species, and some haven’t been seen in years. Scientists wonder about the impact of honeybees on native populations.