LAist.com - Bee populations have been struggling for years due, in part, to climate change and the use of pesticides.
Boris Baer, a professor of pollinator health, keeps bees at UC Riverside and gets updates from beekeepers across Southern California. He says the region is a global hotspot for pollinators.
"Because we have like, I think over 1,500 different species of different bees so it's really unique," he said.