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More bees in the Beehive State? Utah lawmaker says a pilot program could boost pollinator populations

The outreach effort would encourage native planting, provide grants for buying seeds.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Beekeeper Darren Cox, inspects his hives in Logan Canyon, in the Cache National Forest where he stores hundreds of hives in the summer, Aug. 11, 2020. A bill before the Utah Legislature bill proposes creating a pilot program to boost the state's bee populations by helping gardeners buy native seeds and plants.