A Wilder View: Time Is Honey

Studies show how bees tell time.

This edition of A Wilder View takes a look at the bizarre way that scientists learned bees can tell time. 

Bees are the principal crop pollinators in agricultural settings with most of the 75% of cultivated plant species that rely on insects for pollination depend on bees.

Successful pollination of plants by bees requires time management, meaning bees have to know when the sun is out, what specific times flowers have pollen and when flowers open up. In short, bees can tell time.