Honeybees help uncover molecular mechanisms for memory. Who could forget the classic movie masterpiece Bee Movie? New research suggests that the bees still remember! In a recent study out of Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, researchers examined how bees are able to maintain complex memories like where all that tasty pollen is—the secret may lie in DNA and a process called “methylation.” Methylation is one way that our bodies can turn genes on and off without altering the structure. When scientists stopped the bees’ ability to methylate DNA, the bees had difficulty building new memories. But increasing their ability to methylate DNA caused an increase in their ability to make new memories. While this finding may not translate to humans just yet, it does provide insight into the memory process and could help researchers studying cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.