Helping Bees Stay on Task with a Caffeine Buzz

Helping Bees Stay on Task with a Caffeine Buzz

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Caffeinated Bees, Vape Prevention VR, Blue Collar Cash

Episode: Caffeinated Bees, Vape Prevention VR, Blue Collar Cash

  • Feb 22, 2022 10:00 am
  • 17:15 mins

A lot of people use caffeine to perk up and stay on task. Bumblebees might also benefit from a caffeine “buzz” when they’re pollinating farmers’ fields. Insect behavior expert Sarah Arnold at the University of Greenwich in the UK talks about her experiments with bees and caffeine. (Segment produced by Sam Faulconer)