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How Do Bees Make Honey?

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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate Let PBS know more about you and what digital series you’d like to see: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2016 Tweet this ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShunE Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShunEfb ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out our BEE PLAYLIST! http://bit.ly/OKTBSbeelist The Honey Bee Dance Language Explained: https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/... Being a queen is about more than royal jelly: Mao, Wenfu, Mary A. Schuler, and May R. Berenbaum. "A dietary phytochemical alters caste-associated gene expression in honey bees."Science advances 1.7 (2015): e1500795 Multiple phenotypes coming from the same genetics (like workers and queens) is called “polyphenism” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphe... The social structure of honeybee hives: https://hymenoptera42.wordpress.com/2... The following clips were used un …...more
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How Do Bees Make Honey?
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2016Mar 28
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate Let PBS know more about you and what digital series you’d like to see: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2016 Tweet this ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShunE Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBShunEfb ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out our BEE PLAYLIST! http://bit.ly/OKTBSbeelist The Honey Bee Dance Language Explained: https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/... Being a queen is about more than royal jelly: Mao, Wenfu, Mary A. Schuler, and May R. Berenbaum. "A dietary phytochemical alters caste-associated gene expression in honey bees."Science advances 1.7 (2015): e1500795 Multiple phenotypes coming from the same genetics (like workers and queens) is called “polyphenism” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphe... The social structure of honeybee hives: https://hymenoptera42.wordpress.com/2... The following clips were used under Creative Commons CC-BY license: Mary Ann Aschenbrenner   • Swarm and Bee Dance 4/18/2015   BeesOnTheNet    • Honeybee Waggle Dance   Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment or check us out at the links below! Follow on Twitter:   / okaytobesmart     / jtotheizzoe   Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Follow on Instagram:   / jtotheizzoe   Follow on Snapchat: YoDrJoe ----------------- It’s Okay To Be Smart is written and hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D. Follow me on Twitter: @jtotheizzoe Email me: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook:   / itsokaytobesmart   For more awesome science, check out: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Produced by PBS Digital Studios:    / pbsdigita.  . Music via APM Stock images from Shutterstock, stock footage from Videoblocks (unless otherwise noted)

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