A swarm of environmental threats are driving down bee populations worldwide. In response, honeybees and their keepers in North America became the face of “Save the Bees.”But apiarists in Delaware are sounding the alarm on the ongoing threat to native bee populations.Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki explores the buzz about bees this week with First State experts and advocates, and what Delawareans can do to help certain bee species take flight.

First State native Rebecca Raubacher fell in love with horses when she was a young girl after her older sister took her to a farm and put her on a pony. When Raubacher got home, she asked for a pencil and paper so she could draw the animals she’d just seen.That love of art and horses is now on display in Raubacher’s latest exhibit ‘Rebecca Raubacher: Horses & Other Creatures’ at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Karl Lengel is joined by Raubacher to discuss her work.

Famed astronomer Carl Sagan once said 'You have to know the past to understand the present,’ but what if some of that past is lost to the passage of time?In their new book "Lost Delaware," former First State journalists Rachel Kipp and Dan Shortridge shine a light on dozens of long-forgotten pieces of Delaware history relegated to memories and lore until now.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with Kipp and Shortridge to talk about "Lost Delaware” and the parts of First State history that may not be getting their due.

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Spring officially arrived this week and with it the opportunity for people to get out in the yard to plant a garden.But many are not limiting themselves to that backyard garden; community gardens are growing in the First State, offering benefits you can’t get on your own.This week, contributor Eileen Dallalbrida takes a closer look at community gardens in Delaware.

If you’re planning a garden this year, it’s important to note that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map.The map helps gardeners know what to plant and where to garden. Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry sits down this week with Olivia DiFilippo – Horticulture Manager at the Delaware Center for Horticulture – to learn more about how the updated plant hardiness zone map can guide gardening plans in the First State.

After five years of planning, the “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled” exhibit makes its debut at the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art.‘Unsettled’ showcases more than 50 fascinating and somewhat disconcerting paintings from throughout Jamie Wyeth’s career.For this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick and Kyle McKinnon visited the Brandywine for the preview tour of “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled,” with Wyeth and Brandywine senior curator Amanda Burdan.

St. Patrick’s Day was last weekend and if you went out to celebrate, you may have noticed more non-alcoholic drink options on the menu.That’s not a coincidence, it’s a growing movement, as more people are cutting back on their alcohol consumption in favor of a zero-proof lifestyle.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by spirits and hospitality writer Elva Ramirez – author of "Zero Proof: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking” – for more on the growth of non-alcoholic drinks.

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It’s been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic first started, keeping students out of the classroom and learning online for some time.But even when students returned to in-person learning, it appears attitudes about going to school every day had changed; chronic absenteeism in the U.S. has spiked, nearly doubling since 2020.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon spoke with ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis – who recently wrote about absenteeism – and Delaware Secretary of Education Mark Holodick for more on chronic absenteeism and how Delaware is addressing it.