🐝 About 5.6 million bees, an unexpectedly large number 😲, were discovered in a New York cemetery.

[joewynne@mindly.social]

About 5.6 million bees, an unexpectedly large number , were discovered in a New York cemetery.

This is one of the largest and oldest colonies found in the U.S.

Ground nesting bees make up about 70% of native bees in the U.S. and are very important pollinators. Cemeteries are an important habitat for them.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-discovered-5-6-million-bees-under-a-new-york-cemetery/

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