Propolis is only found within the beehive. Jim briefly describes the activities of a forager trying to gather a load of propolis that has been scraped from another colony. Propolis is vital to the colony, but difficult for bees to manipulate.
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Questions:
- How do bees transport material for making propolis?
- What may have attracted the bees to this piece of propolis?
- What is the purpose for propolis?