Hidden city of bees: 5.5 million pollinators living beneath a quiet cemetery
Cornell University
Beneath a peaceful cemetery in Ithaca, New York, millions of wild bees are quietly doing one of the most important jobs in nature—helping plants grow and reproduce. Scientists have discovered that around 5.5 million bees live underground at East Lawn Cemetery, forming one of the largest known groups of ground-nesting bees in the world. The […] The post Hidden city of bees: 5.5 million pollinators living beneath a quiet cemetery appeared first on Knowridge Science Report .