May 16, 2017 | Julia Mitric
Beekeepers are claiming $2 million in losses from several bee kills just before almond bloom in Fresno this winter. As county ag officials investigate, beekeepers say this shouldn't have happened.
May 16, 2017
A big bee kill just before almond pollination in Fresno County has county ag officials scrambling to find the cause. Beekeepers impacted say this shouldn't have happened. CapRadio’s Julia Mitric discusses her reporting and what she found.
March 23, 2017 | Julia Mitric
Food and sustainability reporter Julia Mitric is on a quest to understand how and why California bees are dying off in droves.
March 6, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson
Bee colonies are declining in California and nationwide, and some experts say it's due to a harmful chemical linked to nicotine.
February 17, 2017 | Julia Mitric
Mid-February is when beekeepers scramble to put tens of thousands of honey bees into California's almond orchards for pollination. The Oroville Dam evacuation order forced a Yuba City apiary to stand down.
February 16, 2017 | Julia Mitric
Capital Public Radio's Julia Mitric is following a Yuba-Sutter beekeeper to see why rain and the Oroville Dam worries have beekeepers scrambling at bloom time.
August 1, 2016 | Julia Mitric
When urbanites encounter honey bees, some run away in fear while others dream of honey. Two women are on a mission to help people feel more at ease with bees while boosting the urban ecosystem.
July 11, 2016 | Bob Moffitt
Bumblebees are small and fuzzy and they can sting you. But researchers at UC Davis need to weigh them to gauge their health. That's why students in two disciplines are working on a project to make it easier to weigh them.
February 24, 2016 | Rich Ibarra
California's almond orchards are in bloom and that has the bees busy. Without the bees to pollinate there would be no almonds.
June 12, 2015 | Lesley McClurg
Bee experts say urban gardeners often underestimate the importance of bees. Many of the plants in backyard gardens depend on bees for cross-pollination. But there are ways to create gardens that attract healthy bees.
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