This has been in the news lately. Something about this makes me laugh – shaken bees have a negative cognitive bias towards novel stimuli…

Shaken Bees:

From Current Biology:

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2811%2900544-6#Summary

From Wired:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/honeybee-pessimism/

From Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o5mqJmNIuY

NPR has had some interesting people on their programs discussing Honey Bees and Apiculture.

Science Friday’s Series of videos with Prof. Seeley, author of “Honey Bee Democracy”:

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/series/5/

Beekeeper’s Lament on KUER, Public Radio, Salt Lake City – thanks to Bobby for sharing this one with me – very interesting insight on apiculture, and beekeepers in general.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-972382.mp3

Enjoy!