Kerry Klein

1 month ago | kvpr.org | Kerry Klein

FRESNO, Calif. – Tens of thousands of bees are swarming over David Bradshaw’s head. That’s a good thing – he’s a commercial beekeeper and broker, and the insects whizzing through the air are looking for a new place to build their hive. There’s “30,000, maybe,” he said, nonchalantly. “They're trying to follow a queen to find out exactly where she went.” Bradshaw has been a commercial beekeeper for 50 years.

1 month ago | khsu.org | Kerry Klein

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:We just wrapped the most deadly winter on record for commercial honey bees in the U.S. They not only make honey, they also pollinate more than a hundred U.S. crops here for a total of $18 billion in agricultural revenue. KVPR's Kerry Klein reports from central California, where the bee industry is scrambling to recover from these sudden, massive losses. KERRY KLEIN, BYLINE: Tucked away on the outskirts of the city of Visalia is a honey farm.

1 month ago | nhpr.org | Kerry Klein

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Kerry Klein

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2 months ago | kvpr.org | Kerry Klein

FRESNO, Calif. – A Fresno County resident has tested positive for measles for the first time since 2023. The highly infectious virus has made a resurgence in the last decade after it had been nearly wiped out in the U.S. by vaccines. Public health officials with both Fresno and Madera counties told media on Wednesday that the patient is an adult male who had not been vaccinated against measles and contracted the virus during a recent trip abroad.