SciShow Kids
Busy Bees
You see them when it's warm outside, hanging out in flowers and working away. Bees! Check out what these buzzing insects are up to, and how you can tell the difference between a bumblebee and a honey bee.
Curated Video
Environmental awareness
Explore the important roles honeybees play in our food chain and learn why it is important to care for all living things. People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Caring for the environment Learning Points It is important to...
Maddie Moate
What is pollination? | Plants for kids | Beekeeping with Maddie
We all know that bees and other insects play an important part in helping plants grow...but what actually is pollination?
Bedtime History
History of Bees & Beekeeping | Bedtime History
Join us as we explore the fascinating history of bees and beekeeping, a practice that dates back thousands of years. Bees have been around for over 100 million years, playing a crucial role in pollination and maintaining ecological...
Wonderscape
Inside the Beehive: A Complex Society
Explore the intricate organization of honeybee hives, where thousands of bees work together in a bustling community. Learn about the three key members of the colony—the queen bee, female worker bees, and male drone bees—and their...
Wonderscape
The Fascinating World of Honeybees
Delve into the intriguing lives of honeybees and discover the secrets behind their remarkable abilities. From their unique physical characteristics to their impressive flying skills and defensive mechanisms, honeybees continue to...
Curated Video
British Wildlife: Bees
It’s springtime, meaning the garden is buzzing with the sound of bees, collecting pollen and nectar from a variety of flowers and blossom. They’re attracted to the bright colours and sweet smells of the flowers which rely on the bees to...
Curated Video
IPM: Helping Honey Bees Overcome Pests and Pesticides
This segment introduces Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a holistic strategy combatting the multiple threats to honey bees, including pesticide exposure, pests, pathogens, and poor nutrition. It highlights IPM techniques like timing...
Curated Video
The Buzz on Pollination: How Honey Bees Power Agriculture
This segment explores the vital role of honey bees in pollinating a wide variety of foods and producing honey. It highlights the threats to bee populations, known as the Four P’s: pesticides, pests, pathogens, and poor nutrition....
Curated Video
IPM: Combating Pathogens and Improving Bee Nutrition
This final segment of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) series showcases how IPM effectively addresses not just pest control and pesticide reduction but also crucial challenges like the Deformed Wing Virus and nutritional deficits in...
Curated Video
"Plant a Garden!" Music Video
The "Plant a Garden" song motivates children to support honey bees by cultivating diverse flower gardens. It teaches that such gardens offer vital sustenance for bees, promoting a pesticide-free approach to protect these essential...
Curated Video
Raiders of the Lost Hive - Part 2
The Boneheads embark on a mission to save honey bees and restore ecological balance. Despite Bonehead's distractions with dreams of grandeur, his friends T-Bone and Wishbone help keep him focused. Together, they navigate challenges to...
Curated Video
Raiders of the Lost Hive - Part 1
In this animated adventure, children explore the world of honey bees alongside characters parodying Indiana Jones and The Terminator. The villain, JP Rothbone, introduces a robotic pollinator to replace disappearing bees, threatening...
Curated Video
How Pathogens and Poor Nutrition Affect Honey Bees
This segment delves into how pathogens, particularly the Deformed Wing Virus transmitted by Varroa mites, detrimentally affect honey bee health and their critical role in ecosystems. It illustrates the compounded risks bees face from...
Curated Video
Pesticides, Pests, and Pollinators: A Delicate Balance
This segment examines how pesticides used in agriculture to combat pests like aphids can harm honey bees, essential for pollination. It explains the dilemma farmers face: needing to protect crops while preserving beneficial insects...
Curated Video
Roadmap to Village Prosperity | Paani Fdn India #2
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundation’s Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Nandur Pathar, in Maharashtra, who competed in the 2018...
Brave Wilderness
We Lost A Legend. (Justin Schmidt's Final Interview)
It is with great sadness that I let the Coyote Pack and Brave Wilderness universe know that we lost our Yoda this past weekend. Entomologist Justin Schmidt passed away Saturday evening from Parkinson’s Disease and transcended into his...
Curated Video
What Happens To Bees When They Get Lost?
If a honeybee loses its hive or is separated by a large geographical distance with no chance of returning, there is a good chance that it will attempt to enter another hive. At this point, the narrative becomes entirely dependent on what...
Nature League
Exploring Communication | Compilation
Brit looks back on our eighth month on Nature League, when we explored the theme of communication. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Researchers Help Honeybees Keep Pollinating Our Food Crops
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are studying ways to keep honeybees stress-free and healthy. These pollinators are important to American agriculture and our nation’s food crops. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary reports from...
Next Animation Studio
Beekeepers in the U.S. lost 44 percent of their hives over the 12 months
The Bee Informed Partnership has released its annual survey of the national health of bees in America, and yet again the number of colonies is shrinking. Bee hive losses have increased, according to the survey, which said U.S. beekeepers...
Earth Rangers
Building Bee Habitats
Many people have a negative reaction to the sound of a buzzing insect. Past experience or an allergic reaction may inspire a person to run from or even swat at a bee. However, bumblebees actually help humans, and right now they need the...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is an Insect?: Insects Are Helpful
This fascinating program takes a look at the major characteristics of familiar and unusual insects that swarm the planet. Concepts and terminology: invertebrate, six legs, and exoskeleton.