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Ask Dr. UniverseYour Paw-some Question | Why do bees make honey?
6 minSeason 5Episode 2

Your Paw-some Question | Why do bees make honey?

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Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing.

Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from Gabby, 9, in Kansas: Why do bees make honey?

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© Washington State UniversityLength 6 min3 February 2025Season 5Episode 2ScienceFactsUSAEpisodic

Episode 1: Coins, Robots, Bees, Food, Dogs, Microbes

Episode 1: Coins, Robots, Bees, Food, Dogs, Microbes

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6-10ScienceFactsUSAEpisodic3 February 2025© Washington State University

Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing.

Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from Gabby, 9, in Kansas: Why do bees make honey?

You'll hear:

What a bee proboscis is and why bees are so adorably hairyWhy some people call honey "bee barf" and what trophollaxis is How bees make foods like bee bread and honeyResources you can use:

Check out these baby beesLearn how to make homes for native bees (they're like cousins to honey bees)Read the answer to this question here: Why do bees make honey?

As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.


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