Perhaps the universal greeting is what you are looking for. Bah weep granah weep nini bong!
So there really is a bumble-bee transformer?
What a cool program! I see it's only open to veterans, so thank you for your service to our country. We all love asking and answering questions, so feel free to ask away.
The program is an awesome thing Uncle Sugar is subsidizing. It does bring together a number of important verticals: veteran transformation, pollinators, agri-business, etc. I am not necessarily in favor of throwing money at veteran programs for the feel-good aspect of it, but this really does seem to connect two (or three if you count agriculture) communities which could be synergistic.
Now the amusing part of course is trying to "learn bees" in an academic environment. In my mind, "academic" means there are some scientific/empirical answers to it all. While there certainly is a lot of scientific information out there, you folks also know one of the first things you tell people is that if you ask five beekeepers a question, you get 10 answers. Just from my morning, I read one thing from the University of Guelph, one from Michigan State, and one from Randy Oliver. All "right" and all different.
But hey, it's ALL interesting, and these channels on YouTube give me something to watch when I'm on the treadmill.
Thanks for the warm welcome so far!