Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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One third of the food you eat benefits from bee pollination. What happens if bees go extinct? Alex and Crystal visit the (former) Rothenbuehler Bee Lab at the Ohio State University for a close-up lesson in bee-keeping.

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Ph.Detours Ep. 9: Bees

CREDITS:
Host: Alexandra Lockwood
Music: Ph.Detours Theme by SO3; Pond 5
Camera and Editing: Jorge Cham
Series Producer: Matt Siegler
On Set: Crystal Dilworth
Created by: Jorge Cham

Thanks to: Dwight Wells, Ben Phillips, Roser Segura.