North America counts about 4,000 species of bees. Undoubtedly, some of the indigenous species are also suffering declines — the rusty patched bumblebee and seven species of yellow-faced bees native to ...

Hawaii has native bees — the solitary yellow-faced bees — but honeybees are introduced. Beekeepers brought these insects to the state in 1857. Initially, they were introduced to increase kiawe ...