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© Washington State University Length 00:06:46 3 February 2025 Season 5 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 Topics: Science , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Washington State University Length 00:06:46 3 February 2025 Season 5 Episode 2 Age: 6-10 Topics: Science , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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

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

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

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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?

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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