Instructional Video6:51
Maddie Moate

How Do Bees Sting? | Maddie Moate

K - 5th
One of the bee questions I get asked most is WHY do bees sting?! Honey bees rarely sting for any reason other than defence and needn't be anything to be scared of. So, I made a video and a DIY honey bee stinger to help me explain how and...
Instructional Video8:43
Maddie Moate

What's inside a Natural Hive? | Beekeeping with Maddie #14

K - 5th
** A couple of corrections below **. A few years ago we captured a swarm of bees and put them inside a Natural Hive (A hive that simulates a tree trunk). The bees have since left but we have NEVER OPENED IT! So we decided to open the...
Instructional Video3:59
TED-Ed

Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?

6th - 12th Standards
Float like a butterfly, think like a bee! Build a huge hive, hexagonally! Find out the reason that hexagons are the most efficient storage shape for the honeybees' honeycombs. This neat little video would be a sweet addition to...
Instructional Video2:41
Curated OER

Inside the Bee Hive

4th - 12th
Take a daring dive into the depths of a bee hive to observe how these large colonies work together to gather pollen to produce honey. These bees are busy indeed and even have their own way of communicating. Check out this video to learn...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Why Beehive Honeycombs Have a Hexagonal Shape

9th - 10th
In this video [26:45], students discover why honeybees make such great engineers by studying the underlying mathematics and design of their beehives.
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Animal Videos: Learn About Bees

Pre-K - 1st
A fascinating look at life inside a beehive. (Video Length: 2 min. 42 sec.)
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Honey Bee

9th - 10th
This resource provides information about honey bees.