UoG’s Honey Bee Research Centre Descriptive Transcript

Summary: This video covers introductory information about the importance of honey bees and the work of the Honey Bee Research Centre at the University of Guelph. There are no speakers in this video; the content is communicated through words on screen, which are complemented by different footage of honey bees.

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Do you know how cool bees are? They dance to communicate where pollen and nectar are. They are social and feed each other. The queen bee can lay over 1500 eggs a day. Females do all the work in the hive. Now thatÕs girl power! And of course they make honey lots of honey! But bees do much more than produce honey for our tea. They fly from flower to flower. Transporting pollen along the way. This helps plants to reproduce. About 1/3 of the food we eat depends on honey bee pollination. Including nuts, berries, fruit, veggies and field crops. Sadly, honey bee colonies are experiencing many threats to their survival. Pests, diseases, parasites, pesticides, climate change, and land use practices to name a few. Simply put, less bees means less food for us. Which means research on bee health is crucial. For both humans and nature. The Honey Bee Research Centre at the University of Guelph is a leader in this research. Working with over 300 hives. Breeding specialized queens. Running training and education programs. Conducting research on bee health, behaviours, genetics, and diseases. Research for which we are international renowned. And we canÕt forget about the honey. We produce lots and lots of honey! We also sell a variety of other hive products. To learn more about bees visit www.uoguelph.ca/honeybee/. Help us help bees!

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