<p>Inside an average bee hive, 80,000 bees are running a 99% female matriarchy. The queen is the only one allowed to have sex, baby queens are made not born, and male drones get kicked out to starve in winter when they stop being useful. Throw in a mid-air sex club, royal jelly, and a waggle dance, and it might just be the most ruthlessly efficient society on earth. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of a day in the life of a bee.</p><br><p>.</p><br><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/justthegist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected]</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><p>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://nateshives.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-worker-bee/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of a Worker Bee (Nate's Hives, 2022)</a></li><li><a href="https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/miamidadeco/2022/08/22/tasks-and-duties-throughout-the-life-cycle-of-a-worker-honey-bee/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tasks and Duties Throughout the Life Cycle of a Worker Honey Bee (University of Florida IFAS, 2022)</a></li><li><a href="https://savethebee.org/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-honey-bee/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of a Honey Bee (Save the Bee, 2023)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_bee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen bee (Wikipedia, 2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_life_cycle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Honey bee life cycle (Wikipedia, 2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://harvestlanehoney.com.au/a-day-in-the-life-of-honey-bees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Day in the Life of Honey Bees (Harvest Lane Honey Australia, 2023)</a></li><li><a href="https://honeybee.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220210-AHBIC-Fact-Sheet-Whos-who-in-the-bee-colony-APPROVED.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who's Who in the Bee Colony Fact Sheet (Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, 2022)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mdbka.com/bee-information/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee Information (Mid-Bucks Beekeepers Association, n.d.)</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>