Hello hello! Well, I didn't have time to get my tortoise episode ready BUT I did bring you something. This week, I talk about a few science publications and news articles that talk about our precious honey bees (and bumble bees). I had a lot of fun putting this one together, and I hope you enjoy it too.

Links to articles/publications:

Sci-Hub (free access to science papers)

CBS News article with video

Smithsonian article

‘Social Signal Learning of the waggle dance in honey bees’ by Shihao Dong, Tao Lin, James C. Nieh, and Ken Tan.

‘The Impacts of Early-Life Experience on Bee Phenotypes and Fitness’ by Clare C Rittschoff and Amanda S Denny.

‘Honey bee waggle dances facilitate shorter foraging distances and increased foraging aggregation’ by Kyle Shackleton, Nicholas J Balfour, Hasan Al Toufailia, Emma James, Francis RW Ratnieks.

‘Do Bumblebees Play?” by Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, Cwyn Solvi, Amelia Kowalewska, Kaarle Mäkelä, HaDi MaBouDi, and Lars Chittka.

Bumble Bee Watch.

My website for a full rundown of everything discussed.

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