Coffee Break: Urban Beekeeping
![Volunteers systematically identify bumble bees across the state to build a database known as the bumble bee atlas.](https://img.apmcdn.org/84a56f9d41294c36a3a56072149fa1bfdd0bd861/normal/865d04-20240610-bumble-bee-atlas-04-600.jpg)
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
July 19, 2024
Today’s Coffee Break is abuzz with apiaries! Today is National Urban Beekeeping Day – a day to celebrate the keeping of bee colonies in towns and cities. The holiday was established by the nonprofit organization Detroit Hives in 2019, to support urban beekeepers, and to increase awareness about the importance of our fuzzy, flying friends.
Bees are vital to the ecosystem. They are incredible pollinators and can be a source of honey for those lucky enough to live near a hive. Let’s celebrate the bees and those who love and care for them with music!
‘For the bees’: Retiring U of M entomologist Marla Spivak reflects on long career of bee science, advocacySo for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs relating to bees would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
Samia - Honey
The Pinker Tones- Working Bees
Willie and The Bumblebees- Honey From The Bee
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats- A Little Honey
Nirvana- Love Buzz
Erykah Badu- Honey
The Head and the Heart- Honeybee
The Birth and the Bee- La La La (Bonus)