Threats to Alaska’s bees: climate, habitat, and a changing North

By: Timothy Bundy

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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On a still June morning in Interior Alaska, a bumblebee clings to a wild rose petal, waiting for the sun to warm the air enough for flight. These moments — quiet, delicate, and easily overlooked — reveal just how finely tuned Alaska’s native bees are to the rhythms of the North. But those rhythms are changing, and with them, the future of Alaska’s pollinators.

Alaska’s bees have survived ice ages, volcanic eruptions and dramatic climate …

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