Let’s say that you would like to understand how bumblebees live their lives. You have questions: How far do they fly from the hive to find food? How do they fly to the food (do they meander or fly straight)? How many stops do they make on a flight? And so on.

How are you going to answer questions like these? There is no way to follow a bumblebee – they fly too fast, often too high. What if you could mount a little antenna on a bumblebee that would make it visible to radar? That’s what they demonstrate in this video, and they make some really interesting discoveries about bumblebees in the process…

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How to keep honey bees in your backyard

…we discussed the lack of pollinating insects in my backyard. One possible solution is honeybees. But another possibility is bumblebees…