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Your Paw-some Question | Why do bees make honey?

Ask Dr. Universe | Feb 03 2025 | 00:06:46

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Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing.

Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from Gabby, 9, in Kansas: Why do bees make honey?

You'll hear:

  • What a bee proboscis is and why bees are so adorably hairy
  • Why some people call honey "bee barf" and what trophollaxis is 
  • How bees make foods like bee bread and honey

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 As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu.  Who knows where your questions will take us next.