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The future of a Michigan program that pairs veterans with beehives to support PTSD recovery is uncertain, as lawmakers debate whether to include it in the upcoming farm bill.

Restoration work continues in northern Michigan after the March ice storms. An entomologist discovers a bee species thought to be extinct here in Michigan. And this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics.

It's the first confirmed citing of the rare species in Kalamazoo County since 1975.

Michigan’s aging crisis, honeybees from Florida helping the pollination of cherry trees, Michelle Yang on her new memoir and Grand Rapids Public Museum and Kentwood Public Schools commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

Research out of Bowling Green State University studies bees in 10 cities in the U.S. It looks at how well different bee species tolerate heat and dehydration.

Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated.

We visit an event where beekeepers pick up millions of honey bees in a single day, and talk to an ecologist about what we can learn from bees simply by looking.

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.

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.

“May is a time when bees are just coming out and flowers are really important to feed them and give their populations a boost,” said Matthew Shepherd, the outreach director of the Xerces Society, a conservation group dedicated to pollinators, like bees.