We are all familiar with bees. Did you know that honey bee colonies are highly organized, complex, with a rigid caste system, and whose individuals depend on their societal organization to survive? Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Colleen Ebken, a beekeeper on Marrowstone Island (WA), about her bee colonies and the wonderful world of bees in general (part 1 of a two-part program). (KPTZ airdate: September 24, 2025)

Learn more:
East Jefferson Bee Club
Cornell Cooperative Extension Pollinator Support
Why bees are essential to people and planet
Meet Our Native Bees
Washington Bee Atlas
Washington Native Bee Society
Washington Native Bee Society Journal
Mystery sound recording: Frederick Dunn
Music by Rick Bauer

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