SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane County beekeepers are helping keep the bees buzzing with a new statewide project titled the "Pacific Northwest Pollen Atlas."

The study, spearheaded by Washington State University, is surveying pollen to determine honey bee health.

Vice President of the Washington State Beekeepers Association, Ellen Miller, says pollen is not just important for plant production but also provides nutrition for bees and their larvae. She says caring for bees has been a lifelong passion.

Miller, from Cheney, is leading research for the study for the Spokane region.

"Seeing them just stuffed and scurrying them into the hive...It's just exciting. Where did they get that? How good is it going to be? I want to know more!"

But what plants produce the most nutritious pollen for honeybe

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