Episode 27: Black Bee Honey
Two Bees in a Podcast
English - July 30, 2020 20:20 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBScience Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 26: Women in Beekeeping
Next Episode: Episode 28: Queen Polyandry and the Label is the Law
In this episode we speak to Black Bee Honey, a non-profit organization aiming to turn ‘food deserts to food oases,’ and encourage young entrepreneurs. The first segment describes how they provide youth the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship. In the second segment, we go more in depth into how this program was developed and how you can begin one in your area. Q&A includes: is honey safe to eat when pregnant? Can bacteria in honey cause botulism? Does the bacteria affect the bees? Why do queens have different colored abdomens? Why do bees sometimes exhibit behavior of wash boarding?