‘What’s the Buzz About Wild Bees?’

Hang out with Mark Bittman at the organic Full Belly Farm in Guinda, CA. UC Berkeley's Claire Kremen, a conservation biologist and faculty co-director of the Berkeley Food Institute, is an expert in pollination and diversified farming techniques. As they survey the scenic farm, Claire explains why it's important to use native pollinators - especially honeybees - for crops.

Journalist Mark Bittman visits Full Belly Farm in Guinda, outside of Sacramento, to meet with conservation biologist Claire Kremen. They discuss what exactly is a pollinator, why they're so important, and the American dependence on honeybees in the face of Colony Collapse Disorder.