Alaska’s native bees: tough, diverse and built for the North

By: Timothy Bundy

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 654

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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If you kneel in a patch of early summer tundra and listen closely, you may hear a faint, steady buzz rising from the mosses and dwarf shrubs. It’s the sound of Alaska’s native bees — a diverse, resilient group of pollinators that have evolved to survive some of the harshest conditions on the planet.

While many people picture honeybees when they think of pollinators, Alaska’s story is different. The state’s pollination work is carried out …

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