Honey Bees vs. Native Bees: Understanding Colony Collapse - Gordon Frankie

Colony collapse is a threat facing the planet’s very important honey bee populations. In an effort to respond and potentially replace the pollination benefits that honeybees provide, National Geographic explorer Gordon Frankie has been studying native bee populations in California and Costa Rica. Frankie notes that very little is known about native bees, but he’s learned that urban areas can potentially provide a haven for native bees populations that might be threatened by rural and suburban development and habitat loss.