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Podcast: Finding Genius Podcast
Episode: Bee Happy: Maximizing Honey Bee Characteristics for Healthy Bees with Juliana Rangel Posada
Description: The queen bee has to get it right when she mates, because she only has one intense mating session for the duration of her life. The queen bee's anatomy and basic honey bee biology work together for success and Julian Rangel Posada tells listeners how. Listen and learn Why the queen flies a mile away to mate as well as other interesting details of honey bee social behavior, What the exact mechanics of honey bee mating are and why drones are "expensive" to maintain, and What she's researching about pollen choice and lipid-to-protein ratios that help b...