Found 0 - 1 results of 1 programs matching keyword " agriculture" |
Science in the City: Busy Bees (Clip)
Running Time:
00:04:16
00:04:16
Just outside the hum and buzz of San Francisco, there's a hum and buzz of a different sort.
It's the sound of thousands of acres of almond crops being pollinated by bees—bees in such demand
that they must be trucked in from as far as Texas. Almond grower Dave Phippen explains why.
keeping this winged labor force happy and healthy is a vital but tricky business.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 27, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: bees, pollination, farming, almonds, california, exploratorium, hives, agriculture, central valley
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 27, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: bees, pollination, farming, almonds, california, exploratorium, hives, agriculture, central valley
 |
| QuickTime: 919K |
 |
Webcasts made possible through
the generosity of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Jim Clark
Endowment for Internet Education, the McBean Family Foundation,.and the Corporation for Educational Networks Initiatives in California (CENIC). |
||
© 1994 - 2013 Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perception