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Bees might be small, but they play an outsize role in food production. In fact, one of every three bites of food we eat is made possible by bees.

While a lot of attention on the shrinking¹ bee population focuses on honeybees, they aren't the only pollinators in our state. Michigan is also home to hundreds of native bee species² that play an equally important role in our environment and economy.

Kelsey Graham, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University and a pollinator conservation specialist, joined Stateside to tell us about the importance of native bee species.

Listen above to hear why native bees don't get the same attention in the research world as honeybees, what they do for the environment and agriculture, and what everyone can do to support native bee populations.

1 shrinking   

a.畏缩的，犹豫不决的

参考例句：

• She purposely made the dress larger to allow for shrinking when it was washed. 她故意把衣服做大一些，以防洗时缩水。
• I can't imagine why a dynamic young woman like her is marrying a shrinking violet like him. 我不能想像，像她这样一个充满活力的年轻女子为什么会嫁给他这样一个胆怯害羞的人。

2 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。