Bees are fascinating, hard-working and ... self-aware? 🐝 🧠 #ThatsWild As bee expert and ecologist Stephen Buchmann just told The Guardian, these crucial pollinators feel complex emotions (such as pleasure and fear) and can process long-term memories while sleeping — which could have far-reaching ethical implications for how people treat bees. And may even mean they dream. Video of a leafcutter bee emerging from a pollen-filled "bee-rito" by Emily Doorish.