Why are bees special? We get inside a hive to find out

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In a new National Geographic docuseries, viewers get a look inside a bee hive. The series is called Secrets of the Bees — and since there’s nobody we know who loves bees more than entomologist Sammy Ramsey , we brought him on the show to share some of these secrets. We cover how bees play together (yes, play!), their ability to fend off predators four-times their size and a mite wreaking havoc on honeybees everywhere. If you liked this episode check out past episodes on liquid gold (a.k.a honey ), and honeybees . Email us your questions about insects, critters – or anything else to do with science at shortwave@npr.org . We may turn it into an episode in the future! See pcm.adswizz.com for…