Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
We hear a lot of bad news about bees these days: They're threatened by insecticides, toxic water, and colony collapse. But this week there's finally some good buzz for bees.
The rare Western bumble bee has been sighted near Seattle, Washington. It's an event so rare it's almost like catching a glimpse of Sasquatch or some other mythical animal.
Here to tell us more is Evan Sugden, a bee biologist at the University of Washington and photographer Will Peterman, a self-described "bee nerd" who actually tracked down this bee, which is distinguishable by its characteristic white butt.