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Ghosts, Graves, and a Giant Bee: 7 Must-See Sites in Savannah

Myths, memorials, and monuments
Jefferson, Wisconsin

The Beehive Tombstone (aka The Grimm Grave Marker)

The final resting place of the father of American beekeeping.
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25 Places to Learn to Love Creepy, Crawly Critters

From the art of spiders and glow of blue fireflies to bugs you can ride and insects you can eat.
Roxanne Hoorn July 19, 2024
The bird has been working with humans for millennia.
nature

Helpful Honeyguides Have a Long and Sweet Alliance With Humans

Across sub-Saharan Africa, these birds lead humans to hidden bee colonies.
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2024
Durango, Colorado

Honeyville

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.
This illustration from a Medieval manuscript shows bees returning to a skep hive.
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The Magic Spells That Herded Medieval Bees

For European beekeepers, “swarm charms” were once a tool of the trade.
Andrew Coletti October 20, 2023
The panels on every AŽ hive house tell a story.
bees

Slovenia's Beautiful Beehives Turn Apiaries Into Art

Dating back to the 18th century, AŽ hive panels depict stories of marriage, damnation, and daily life.
Rebecca L. Rhoades September 29, 2023
Scientists estimate there are some 4,000 bees native to the United States alone—but many of them are struggling to survive in our warming, pesticide-ridden world.
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To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One

The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.
Kate Raphael September 22, 2023
dinosaurs

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Message in an Egg Carton, Millions of Confused Bees, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White September 15, 2023
Florence, Italy

Statue of Fernando I

A plaque on the base of this statue holds a bewitching design.
Joso, Japan

Honeybee Drinking Fountain

Every summer, this shrine sets up a tiny drinking fountain reserved for thirsty apians.
Nashville, Tennessee

Honeytree Meadery

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.
Charles Henry Turner was the first scientist to prove certain insects could remember, learn, and feel.
science

How a High School Teacher Changed Early 20th-Century Insect Science

Systemic racism kept him from a position in higher education—but it didn't stop Charles Henry Turner from rewriting our understanding of bees, ants, and cockroaches.
Edward D. Melillo August 15, 2022
The six types of bees here coexist.
Rancho Grande, Mexico

Meliponicultura in Rancho Grande Valle Nacional

A small outpost dedicated to protecting the stingless bees native to Oaxaca.
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The World's Largest Bee and the Cautionary Tale of Its Rediscovery

Scientists were thrilled to find the Wallace's giant bee, missing for four decades. Things did not go as they'd hoped.
Oliver Milman April 11, 2022
Leydy Pech considers traditional Maya beekeeping an "ancestral" calling.
mayan

The Keeper of Sacred Bees Who Took on a Giant

To save her native Maya bees and their shrinking forests, Leydy Pech waged a fierce campaign on multiple fronts.
Gemma Tarlach March 23, 2022
The buzz on Broughton
Savannah, Georgia

Jen Library Bee

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.
Radovljica, Slovenia

Čebelarski muzej Radovljica (Museum of Apiculture)

This Slovenian museum houses the country's largest collection of painted beehive panels.