Massive honeybee deaths can’t deter government from shutting nation’s top 'bee lab'

Massive honeybee deaths can’t deter government from shutting nation’s top 'bee lab'

Beltsville, Maryland, is home to an incredible "bee lab" and massive agricultural research center spanning nearly 6,500 acres. But after over a century of research, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made moves to close the facility. What's happening? Despite the critical work of the Beltsville Bee Lab, including identifying the culprit behind the devastating pollinator die-offs in 2024 and 2025, the USDA leadership has announced that the fa…