Curated Video
Environmentalists Bring Dead Bees to EPA Office
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus058015A few dozen rallied in front of the Environmental Protection Agency office in Washington D.C. Wednesday to press the agency on regulating pesticides that they believe are tied to bee...
Curated Video
San Francisco hotels booked with millions of bees
LEAD IN:Competing hotels in San Francisco are coming together in an effort to increase the bee population by setting up hives on their rooftops, creating a bee highway in the sky.The honey is one pay off, but they're also doing their...
PBS
Career Connections | Agricultural Inspector
See what the buzz is all about! A short video details what it is like to be an agricultural inspector who specialized in apiaries.
California Academy of Science
Why Protect Pollinators?
Would you rather having biting flies or chocolate? The question may seem absurd, but cocoa trees rely on pollination from biting flies. Viewers come to understand the importance of pollinators to our food supply, flowers, and entire...
MinuteEarth
Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
Variety is the spice of life! Biodiversity is important for the health of ecosystemsand also the health of industries like timber and agriculture. Junior conservationists learn the link between biodiversity and profitability in a short,...
SciShow Kids
Like Fruit? Thank a Bee!
Bees play a crucial role in pollination. In fact, without bees, a lot of fruits and vegetables would not exist if it weren't for bees. Watch a video that explains and demonstrates how bees pollinate plants.
SciShow
How Plants Attract Bodyguards
Why would non-flowering leaves produce nectar? Plants adapted behaviors to recruit insects in order to protect themselves. Caterpillars might want to eat the tasty leaves, but not if ants attack them first. When caterpillars start eating...
SciShow
What's Happening to Honey Bees?
Worker bees used to disappear at a rate of around 5 percent per year; then in 2006 that number jumped to 30 percent, and, by 2013, it was as high as 50 percent. The video focuses on what is happening to the honey bees. It considers...
Amoeba Sisters
Plant Reproduction in Angiosperms
A colony of bees has moved into someone's home and the owners know how important bees are for pollination. Should they keep the bees? An informative video also includes a guide to plant reproduction including the male and...
TED-Ed
I'm Batman
When you think about bats, what comes to mind? Vampires? Rabies? After watching this short video you'll have a whole new appreciation for these terribly misunderstood mammals.
Curated OER
Beneficial Pollinators
Hone in on the honeybee and learn how you can help these important pollinators from going extinct. Honeybees play an important role in plant growth; encourage your young biologists and environmentalists to see the significance of these...
Minute Earth
Minute Earth: Who Are Flowers Trying to Seduce?
In this video, we learn about some of the strategies flowers use to attract pollinators and ensure that they reproduce. [2:18]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Stink of the Corpse Flower, Explained
This flower smells like rotting flesh - and it's managed to trick a large mammal into spreading its seeds around the globe. [3:41]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Getting the Springtime Buzz on Bees
A look at research into the behavior of bees as they work at pollinating flowers. Caffeine, which is present in nectar, turns out to be something that helps bees to remember types of flowers they have visited. Aired Mar. 8, 2013 [29:21 min]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: A Genuine Bee Movie
A spin off of a movie trailer showing a bee in search for the perfect pollen source! This video shows how a bees search for the perfect flower for their special needs. [1:07]