Pinnacles National Park: Bee Capital of the World

This is part 3 of our Pinnacles National Park podcast series. Check out our other episodes on Pinnacles National Park for kids:

Part 1: A Volcano Broke Apart and Walked Away

Part 2: Thousands of Bats Under the Rocks

Part 4: California Condors Back from the Edge

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What if the most important animals in a national park were so small you didn't even notice them?

Pinnacles National Park has nearly five hundred species of bees, more per acre than almost anywhere else on Earth. In this episode, we find out why so many bees call this one small park home, what happens when thousands of ladybugs blanket a rock in red and black, and we meet two bugs that live here and almost nowhere else in the world. One of them is so small you'd never notice it, but functions as the park's water quality expert.

🎒 Scout Mission included! Great for family time outdoors, hikes, roadtrips and of course, visits to Pinnacles National Park.

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