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Good vibrations.  Martin Bencsik is discovering more about how bees on the comb communicate.

Good vibrations. Martin Bencsik is discovering more about how bees on the comb communicate.

FromLiving Beeing


Good vibrations. Martin Bencsik is discovering more about how bees on the comb communicate.

FromLiving Beeing

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We talk to Dr Martin Bencsik about the wonder of bees, their sensitivities to vibration and communication through sound.  Martin’s father kept bees but the young Martin disliked beekeeping and remembers his fear of being stung!  Ironically, today much of Martin’s research work as a scientist involves studying bees and how they cooperate in the hive specifically through the use of vibration - toots and quacks from the queens.  Fascinating new research.
Released:
Jun 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

As recommended on BBC Radio Podcast Hour. Through an awe-inspiring audio journey, this podcast series brings to life the love of bees. It lifts the lid on a world of fascinating behaviours and wondrous endeavours. Who knew, for example, that to produce a pound of honey, a colony of honeybees must visit 2 million flowers? Or that a bumblebee with a full stomach is only ever 40 minutes away from starvation! We talk to people who are passionate about bees, from entomologists to botanists, scientists, beekeepers, honey experts, historians, artists and api-therapists. The podcast is accessible to everyone, as a non-technical, entertaining and informative adventure into a part of the insect world that has been a source of fascination and inspiration for millenia. This podcast is brought to you by www.parityaudio.co.uk For more information about this podcast, visit our website at www.livingbeeing.com