Better Bees: Super Bee and Wild Bee

latitude 38.540601, longitude -121.748151

California farmers depend on bees to pollinate the state's multi-million dollar fruit and nut crops, but last season thousands of bee colonies disappeared around the country. Meet two Northern California researchers looking for ways to make sure we always have bees to pollinate our crops.

Duration: 8:00
Original Air Date: Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007
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Better Bees Educator Guide

What does it take to make a garden grow? Water, sunlight, good soil -- and honeybees! Boost your background knowledge about pollination and help students understand the good side of bees.
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