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Today’s episode is from 99% Invisible and we are sharing it in celebration of World Bee Day, which was May 20. The episode gives a short history of bees in America and takes us inside the world of modern commercial bee pollination, where hives full of bees are shipped or trucked all over the United States, following the changing seasons. From there, the episode explore why bees have been having such a hard time recently and what you can do in your neighborhood to help support native bees. It is a great mix of science and history, and you will absolutely learn something new about bees.
Podcast: 99% Invisible
Episode: On Beeing
Length: 30 minutes
🧐 You Should Know
We’ll always give you a heads up if there is anything in the podcast that might surprise or worry kids. There is some discussion about bees dying and a description of how a mite attacks bees. Pretty basic life and health nature documentary fare, but we just wanted to mention it.
💡 Try This
After you listen to the episode you can get busy as bees with the links and activities below:
🔎 Explore More
Read up on bees and beekeeping with these links:
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Toby, Josh, and Ruby