Podcast HackErika Thompson: The Valuable Work of BeesBy The Joe Rogan Experience, Erika Thompson
In a Nutshell
In this episode from December 2022, Joe Rogan is joined by beekeeper Erika Thompson to discuss the fascinating and indispensable work of bees.
Favorite Quote
When our bee populations are healthy, that's a good sign for our planet … over 75% of plants need bees for pollination, and our world would look so different without honey bees, and the over 20,000 species of bees that do so much work for our planet.
Erika Thompson
Introduction
People are often unaware of the work bees do, but there is no world as we know it without them, and they are dying out.
The Joe Rogan Experience is a podcast hosted by Joe Rogan, a presenter, commentator, and former actor. Rogan's interests span far and wide, so his guests come from all walks of life.
In this episode from December 2022, Rogan is joined by Erika Thompson, a beekeeper and educator. She founded and owns Texas Beeworks, whose mission is to increase awareness of bees' and beekeepers' work.
Thompson shares fascinating insights from the lives of bees and their keepers, explaining how bee colonies function, the role of the queen, and why bee populations are under threat.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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