A New York cemetery was hiding 5.5 million bees underground

ScienceDaily
May 28, 2026, 4:29 am29 pts
A casual walk through an Ithaca cemetery led to the discovery of a gigantic hidden bee population — roughly 5.5 million ground-nesting bees packed beneath the soil. Scientists believe it may be one of the largest bee aggregations ever documented and say the insects are crucial pollinators for apple orchards…

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