Friday, December 24th, 2010

The Buzz on Bees

Most honeybees are bundled up inside their hives for the winter. We'll take a peek inside the hive for a look at bee behavior and bee culture.

Guests

Tom Seeley
Author, "Honeybee Democracy" (Princeton University Press, 2010)
Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

May Berenbaum
Editor, "Honey, I'm Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive Across the Centuries and Around the World" (University of Illinois Press, 2010)
Head, Department of Entomology
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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