• Question: how can you bee a beekeeper and a scientist at the same time

    Asked by 934hean23 to Nicola, Helen, Becky, Andrew on 9 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Andrew Singer

      Andrew Singer answered on 9 Jun 2018:

      Many scientists are beekeepers! My PhD student has just been trained as a beekeeper. My fellow scientists at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology study the effects of pesticides on bees. They maintain bee hives at work and we have LOADS of honey! Sweet! 😉

    • Photo: Becky Thomas

      Becky Thomas answered on 11 Jun 2018:

      I’m a scientist and a beekeeper! Honey bees are a really good indicator of what is happening in the environment, and are really interesting from a behaviour point of view (you should look up about their waggle dances!). The added bonus is the honey, which is really fun and messy to extract!

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