Students apply their knowledge of materials, the pollination system, and agricultural engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own hand pollinators.

A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Mariana, a girl from the Dominican Republic, learns about agricultural engineering as she designs a hand pollinator to use in her garden. [15:33]

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]

Humans rely heavily on pollinator bees to sustain food production globally. But for decades, the insects' population has declined, in part because of pesticide use. If the die-off continues, it will have huge economic and public health...

Paul Andersen explains how the behavior of various organisms is shaped by natural selection. The action of phototropism and the timing of photoperiodism have both been shaped by the relative availability of light. Courtship in the bower...

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]