S om ova posanahe does have a stinger, but it's not barbed like a worker stinger. Unlike honey bee workers, who would sting and die to defend their colony, most native solitary bees are not quick to sting. How do they know where their new home is? Do they have g p s? No, but they do get directions from their sisters via, yes, interpretive dance. It's actually a form of physical communication called a waggle dance. We got to load up on honey and get out a dodge.
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YA LIKE BEES? You will -- after this short, edited-for-all-ages Smologies cut of our classic Melittology episode featuring President of the Urban Beekeepers Association, Amanda “Mandy” Shaw. We chat about honeybees vs. native ones, hives vs. nests, honey, how to become a beekeeper, social structures, why a queen becomes a queen, how to keep Mason bees as outdoor pets, if you should eat honey to deal with seasonal allergies, and why planting some flowers could make you and the bees pretty happy.
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