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Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Do you know about Bees? 🐝

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4613 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we will learn a bit about bees. We will examine why bees are necessary, their challenges, how they are adapted to collecting pollen, and learn about pollination. We will look at how bees live together in one hive and their roles. And finally, we will understand how honey is made. We also answer some questions from Ellery, who wants to know why hippos open their mouths so wide, and Suraya, who wants to understand how leaves change colour. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖 --- 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at [email protected] , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. 👉 First time listening to Sleep Tight Science? Please follow us or listen on Spotify. ❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email.  --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at [email protected], and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Sleep Tight Science.

0:15.0

Did you know bees have five eyes?

0:18.8

What?

0:19.8

In addition to their two large compound eyes, bees also have three eyes? What? In addition to their two large compound eyes,

0:23.8

bees also have three smaller eyes called a chely

0:27.6

on top of their heads.

0:30.3

These eyes are not foreseeing details,

0:33.2

but help the bee understand which direction it's heading

0:36.2

by reading the light from the sun.

0:52.8

Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleeptight Science, a bedtime show that answers your questions about science.

1:01.7

In this episode, we are going to talk about bees. Growing up, we were a little bit scared of bees.

1:10.1

But as we learned more about them, we realized how incredible these insects are

1:15.8

and how they play a crucial role in our ecosystem.

1:20.4

Bees belong to the super family, a poitia, in the order hymenaptra,

1:26.6

making them cousins to wasps and ants.

1:31.1

There are over 20,000 species of bees, and while they vary widely in behavior and appearance, they all share some fascinating characteristics.

1:48.5

Bees are especially adapted for collecting pollen,

1:56.0

which they do with their bodies covered in hair. This isn't just any hair. It's often thick,

2:02.4

branched, and carries a static charge, perfect for picking up pollen from flowers.

2:10.6

A bee's body is divided into three parts, the head, thorax, and abdomen.

2:17.0

And they sport two pairs of wings, with the front pair being larger than the rear. Bees are famous for their

2:20.1

pollination skills. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male part of the flower

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