Bees are buzzin! They can tell the time and do maths

Unless you’re being actively stung by one, it’s not hard to love bees.

They pollenate our food, do little waggle dances and give us honey.

But they’re also incredibly helpful for science. 

Read more: Where did the honey bee come from?

Jacinta Bowler, a science journalist at Cosmos, is looking into the weird (and cute) ways bees have ended up as scientist’s lab rats.

Check out the podcast above to find out how we discovered they get jetlag!