Get your summer buzz on at the second annual Bee Palooza at MSU | MSU Extension

Get your summer buzz on at the second annual Bee Palooza at MSU | MSU Extension: “In celebration of National Pollinator Week, Michigan State University Extension is hosting the second annual Bee Palooza from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, to give people of all ages a chance to have fun and learn about pollinators.

Bee Palooza @ MSU

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What Is It About Bees And Hexagons? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

What Is It About Bees And Hexagons? : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR: “Solved! A bee-buzzing, honey-licking 2,000-year-old mystery that begins here, with this beehive. Look at the honeycomb in the photo and ask yourself: (I know you’ve been wondering this all your life, but have been too shy to ask out loud … ) Why is every cell in this honeycomb a hexagon?”

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