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You hear them before you see them.

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Buzzing around the garden.

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Hovering over the flowers.

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Bees.

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Wow! Look how much honey!

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What if I told you that bees could be
the most important animals on the planet?

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You are beautiful.

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I'm the cameraman

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and explorer of the National
Geographic, Bertie Gregory.

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Hey guys!

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For three years, our teams
used special cameras

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to reveal the hidden world
behind the buzz.

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One world
with impossible architectures� 

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of extraordinary intelligence

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- Strength, strength, strength. My God, this!
- My God!

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and secret dances.

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It's a mess.
What are they saying?

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Bees are much more
than honey producers.

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More than just stingers.

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More than we imagine.

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Poor things,
they will get soaked.

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They are coming together,
desperate to stay warm.

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There are more than 20 thousand
bee species.

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Together they pollinate
a third of our food.

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So come closer.

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The bees go
reveal your secrets.

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SECRETS OF THE BEES

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THE HIVE

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In the depths of winter,

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This hive appears to be empty.

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But inside

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there is a secret world
that few have ever seen.

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A family of bees
together to keep warm.

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For months they lived off honey

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harvested from nectar
of last summer's flowers.

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Producing it cost
the sacrifice of thousands.

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And, in a few weeks� 

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they will have
to do it all over again.

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When the temperature
outside it reaches 10�C� 

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the hive comes to life.

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And the first bee of the year
is ready to emerge from the cocoon.

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Let's call her
of Worker Bee One.

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Just like other workers,
she is female.

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Males are born
later in the season.

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What makes her a bee,

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and differentiates it from millions
from other flying insects,

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are the thousands of tiny hairs
feathers that cover its body.

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There is even hair in the eyes.

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It is through these hairs
that she will collect the pollen.

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But only in a few weeks.

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At the moment, she is
hungry and a little lost.

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With one day to live, the Bee
Worker One is totally dependent

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of her older sisters.

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What is she ingesting?
It's not just food.

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It is a liquid rich in proteins
and infused with pheromones.

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A chemical instruction for doing it
think and act like your sisters.

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Now,
she knows how to be a bee� 

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and what will be your role
in this extraordinary superorganism.

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I dedicated a large part of my life

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BERTIE GREGORY
CINEGRAPHER and EXPLORER

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traveling the world
to film huge animals.

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Being honest,
I always ignored the bees.

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But it was a mistake,
because, despite the size,

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they could be animals
most important on the planet.

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A third of everything we eat
depends on bee pollination.

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Life in a hive
It's so dramatic

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as in any
African savannah.

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Hello, my buzzers.

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It's okay.

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Let's see how you are.

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You seem very calm,
Then I'll take off my hood.

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Oh, much better.

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Check out this one.

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A newborn bee.

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Go, you can do it. That!
Good job! Check this out.

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The first steps
like an adult bee.

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You are beautiful.

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Hello.

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And I'm not scared,
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they cannot use the sting.

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You will be a good bee,
right?

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It's great to see a new little bee,

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means that the colony is
growing, and need reinforcements.

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There's a lot to do,

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from creating 60 thousand new bees

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until you collect nectar
of millions of flowers.

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All this to guarantee the 18kg of honey
necessary to survive the winter.

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See you later, guys. Good luck!

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And the clock
start running now.

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228 DAYS TO WINTER

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The success of the entire operation
depends on a single bee.

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The largest, longest-lived and most
revered by the whole family.

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The queen.

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The mother of everyone in the hive.

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Your job is to lay eggs.

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She sticks one on the bottom
of each cell.

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And then move on to the next one.

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Egg, glue, next,

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repeat.

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Two thousand times a day.

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She can live five years
without doing anything other than laying eggs.

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No time to rest.

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No time to raise your babies.

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Bee One and her sisters
take care of that.

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They feed the larvae with a mixture
of pollen rich in proteins,

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collected from flowers.

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In just one week, the larvae
increase a thousand times in size

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and they are cozy
in your cells,

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for radical transformation
in adult bees.

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Something extraordinary
that we rarely get to see.

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When this new generation is born,
They will take care of the nursery

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while the Bee
Operative One and her sisters

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leave for new
work in the hive.

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DORSET UNITED KINGDOM

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Cooperation is the soul of the hive.

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But most bees
you need to fend for yourself.

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Lonely, like this
red-tailed mason bee

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a little bee
with unique talents.

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She's on a journey to find
a place to lay your first egg.

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But she only accepts
a type of nest.

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An empty snail shell.

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This is very small.

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No.

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No way!

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Will this one go?

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It's perfect!

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Afterwards, she collects the pollen,
which will serve as food for the larva.

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The pollen also turns
a bed for your egg.

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But he also attracts
a gang of red ants.

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Your baby's future
is at stake.

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But this time,
big jaws

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they get the best.

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Nursery protected, for now.

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But the shell
It's at the wrong angle!

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The rain could
flood the entrance.

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She can't
let that happen.

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Digging the earth
around the shell� 

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she opens the space
necessary to cum her.

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Until I leave it firmly on the ground.

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But it still remains
one last problem to solve:

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how to hide the shell.

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And the way she does it� 

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gave him the nickname

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of a "broom" bee!

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Like a mini Harry Potter,
she carries several sticks

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back to the shell.

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This one is a little ambitious!

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With the cunning of using
what the environment offers,

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it erects an insurmountable barrier
with hundreds of sticks

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to perfectly camouflage your nest
and protect your precious egg.

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Once completed,
She leaves quickly.

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But before the season ended, she
It will have made at least 20 more nests.

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It's a job
and so much for a little bee.

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190 DAYS TO WINTER

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With the arrival of summer,

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the number of bees
almost doubled.

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They need more space.

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Young Worker Bee One is designated
for the honeycomb construction team.

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With the bases of the walls finished,
she begins to lift the structure.

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Using your sisters
like a living scaffold,

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she can climb
anywhere in the hive.

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And she comes prepared
with small wax discs,

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produced by glands
special features on your body.

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Bees are the only animals that use
wax as a building material,

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molding her into one of the wonders
of animal architecture:

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the hexagonal cell.

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It's an engineering marvel.

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Incredibly strong
and yet ultralight.

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The ideal format to optimize
the space, requiring the minimum of wax.

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The hive needs
200 thousand new cells

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to function as nurseries
for the new bees� 

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and deposits
for your precious honey.

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The future of the colony
depends on it.

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Just so much honey saved
will attract problems.

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So,
to keep thieves away

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Worker Bee One
becomes the hive's new security.

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All the bees in the hive
they have the same smell.

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The smell is
a free access password.

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Who is not
Home smells different.

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Wasps are pretty stinky.

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These impostors will do anything
to sneak in and steal the honey.

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But not on her watch.

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EHIME JAPAN

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In the forests
mountains of Japan,

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the Asian bee stares
a much more fearsome opponent.

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Giant wasps

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wasps on steroids!

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Known by some
like murder hornets.

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Because it's exactly
what they do.

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A hive is in the crosshairs.

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The first tactic
bee defense

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is the equivalent
at the "hello" of a stadium,

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planned
as a demonstration of strength.

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Only the wasp
Don't be intimidated.

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The bees retreat

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and regroup.

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Fortunately, the passage is very
tight for the giant to pass.

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Inside, they are safe.

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But this is just a scout,
collecting information.

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The wasp marks the hive
with a chemical odor� 

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who will guide her
and your clan back in place.

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Bees need
Get rid of the smell, and fast.

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And what do they do next?
It's surprising.

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Workers rush to collect leaves
aromatics to mask the wasp odor.

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This extraordinary behavior is
a rare example of tool use.

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Bees work quickly.

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Just not enough.

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The wasp is back!

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With your sisters.

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Wasps feed
of adult bees.

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But the real target is the thousands
of larvae inside the hive.

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Together,
they force their way through.

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The only hope
of bee survival

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They react as a single organism.

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Wait.

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Attack!

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Bees vibrate their wings together
to generate extreme heat.

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The temperature
in the center it reaches 46°C.

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Enough
to fry a wasp.

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The next invader

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will have the same fate.

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Your collective action
achieved the almost impossible

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and saved the colony.

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But the skills of a bee
can be equally impressive.

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Dr. Sammy Ramsey is one of the greatest
bee experts in the world.

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Bees are among the insects
smartest on the planet.

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Although their brain
be the size of a pin,

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It is full of neurons

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specifically structured
for learning.

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LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

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Sammy came
 � Queen Mary University of London

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to see up close
an extraordinary discovery

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that allows you to look inside
from the mind of a bee.

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The bumble bee laboratory
It is a global reference

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in the study
of bee intelligence.

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We know that bumble bees� 

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Dr. Alice Bridges is
showing Sammy an experiment�

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that surprised
the scientific community.

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Come on, go!

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- That's it, she came in!
- And here we go.

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Loose in the chamber,
These bumblebees have a choice:

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fly straight to the food or stop
and play with wooden balls.

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There are none
reward on this side.

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There is no source of food.
There is only the option to play.

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Bees are animals
motivated by rewards,

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they always want more food.

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However, we see here
that they prefer to play.

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When it's time to play,

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we think about bears,
lions and puppies.

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You wouldn't expect something like this
coming from insects.

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This study is extraordinary
because it's the first time

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that the act of playing
has been recorded in insects.

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The joke is understood
as a form of exercise

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fundamental skills
that will be used throughout life.

255
00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:25,107
Exactly! The bees,
especially the bumblebees,

256
00:25:25,232 --> 00:25:28,318
will face an infinity
of different types of flowers.

257
00:25:28,944 --> 00:25:31,613
Maybe it's a way
to improve these skills

258
00:25:31,739 --> 00:25:32,948
before leaving the hive.

259
00:25:33,991 --> 00:25:37,327
However, there is another experiment
which reveals even more

260
00:25:37,411 --> 00:25:39,371
about intelligence
of the bumblebees.

261
00:25:40,122 --> 00:25:42,124
In many of our experiments,

262
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We design tasks as if they were
artificial flowers.

263
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We put water with sugar
on this yellow target here,

264
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they go crazy.

265
00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:55,929
But the lid
blocks the way.

266
00:25:56,055 --> 00:26:00,392
They must perform two distinct steps,
The first being to move the blue door.

267
00:26:00,851 --> 00:26:03,729
- Wow!
- They push the piece and then

268
00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:05,397
And then the red one.

269
00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:07,983
I think many
didn't wait for a bee

270
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,777
was able to resolve this.

271
00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:14,782
For the experiment to work,
a bee has to be trained.

272
00:26:15,783 --> 00:26:17,409
Do any of them know
What are you doing?

273
00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:19,787
Yes,
We already have a trained bee.

274
00:26:20,662 --> 00:26:22,748
Number 75. Can you see it?

275
00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:25,876
Seventy-five, there she goes.

276
00:26:29,463 --> 00:26:33,342
There she goes. She is motivated.
It's heading straight to the

277
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We hope she
show what we teach.

278
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:42,434
Ok, the first step is to move
the blue door, and then the red one.

279
00:26:42,518 --> 00:26:43,811
She's going red.

280
00:26:44,478 --> 00:26:46,396
They always try,
Just in case.

281
00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:47,523
Just in case.

282
00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:50,025
Okay, it looks like she
understand how it works.

283
00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:56,448
- Come on, she knows what to do.
- Let's go.

284
00:26:56,532 --> 00:26:58,700
Strength, strength, strength. That!

285
00:26:59,827 --> 00:27:02,454
- Go, 75, you can do it.
- Come on, 75.

286
00:27:03,497 --> 00:27:04,998
We're rooting for you.

287
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:10,671
- That! Keep pushing.
- Let's go!

288
00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:19,471
Move just one element
requires simple reasoning,

289
00:27:19,763 --> 00:27:22,724
but the second thought
order: "I have to move this

290
00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:24,810
to be able to move it."

291
00:27:25,686 --> 00:27:29,231
They are capable
to predict results that go beyond

292
00:27:29,356 --> 00:27:31,149
of the immediate future.

293
00:27:32,192 --> 00:27:34,486
It's really impressive.

294
00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,157
The coolest thing about this
experiment is that,

295
00:27:39,241 --> 00:27:42,077
if it stays here in the box
long enough

296
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,287
with the other bees,

297
00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:46,874
they will learn to open the box
without any training,

298
00:27:46,957 --> 00:27:48,125
just watching her.

299
00:27:48,584 --> 00:27:52,170
But will the bees
Untrained people paid attention?

300
00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:56,216
We have another
bee here it seems

301
00:27:56,300 --> 00:27:58,010
be starting to understand,

302
00:27:58,093 --> 00:28:00,596
- she's following right behind.
- Really? How fast!

303
00:28:00,721 --> 00:28:01,722
 �.

304
00:28:02,389 --> 00:28:03,432
Can you push?

305
00:28:04,808 --> 00:28:05,893
Let's go.

306
00:28:09,146 --> 00:28:10,355
- My goodness!
- My God!

307
00:28:11,565 --> 00:28:12,691
Good little bee!

308
00:28:13,901 --> 00:28:16,778
Okay, there's one more step in the process.

309
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:20,991
- Strength, strength, strength, strength.
- Let's go! Let's go!

310
00:28:23,452 --> 00:28:25,245
- Hey!
- Success!

311
00:28:26,580 --> 00:28:30,667
The way these insects
articulated solutions to problems

312
00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:33,462
forces us to think
differently,

313
00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:37,799
because they are much more intelligent
and aware of what we recognize.

314
00:28:44,264 --> 00:28:48,977
As habilidades de resolu��o de problemas
of bees are vital in their daily lives,

315
00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:53,774
especially when collecting
of food, such as pollen.

316
00:28:57,402 --> 00:29:02,199
And few do it so well
as for the beige-tailed bumblebee.

317
00:29:05,827 --> 00:29:10,999
This flower stores its pollen in petals
tubular, making access difficult.

318
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,544
So,
it acts like a jackhammer� 

319
00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:19,841
buzzing
at up to 400 vibrations per second� 

320
00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:26,848
to release hidden pollen,

321
00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:31,186
and capture it
on her hairy belly.

322
00:29:36,233 --> 00:29:39,277
But to unlock this treasure
It takes training,

323
00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,698
How is the new girl?
about to find out.

324
00:29:44,700 --> 00:29:45,701
Oops!

325
00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:52,916
At least the part
of releasing the pollen she has already mastered.

326
00:29:56,253 --> 00:30:00,674
Like any new skill,
Success comes after trial and error.

327
00:30:05,762 --> 00:30:07,889
That's it!

328
00:30:13,729 --> 00:30:18,817
The bee uses its legs to brush
pollen grains throughout the body.

329
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:27,617
What does she do next?
Amazing and never filmed before.

330
00:30:30,704 --> 00:30:33,665
To prevent pollen
spread when flying,

331
00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:36,376
she adds a drop of nectar

332
00:30:39,546 --> 00:30:41,298
passed to the hind legs,

333
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:46,386
to glue the grains into a bundle
solid for the trip.

334
00:30:55,812 --> 00:30:57,397
166 DAYS TO WINTER

335
00:30:57,564 --> 00:31:01,193
Back to the hive,
summer is in full swing.

336
00:31:03,361 --> 00:31:07,407
Inside, the Bee
Operator One was promoted

337
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:09,451
to the top of the hierarchy.

338
00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:11,953
Your new mission,

339
00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:15,332
collect pollen
and the basic ingredient of honey:

340
00:31:16,416 --> 00:31:17,459
the nectar.

341
00:31:19,294 --> 00:31:20,837
But where to find it?

342
00:31:24,633 --> 00:31:27,803
As usual, she
turns to an older sister.

343
00:31:29,971 --> 00:31:32,933
Introducing:
the dance of the wiggle.

344
00:31:34,309 --> 00:31:36,770
It's like bees
they talk to each other.

345
00:31:40,941 --> 00:31:44,361
These movements tell others

346
00:31:44,486 --> 00:31:46,863
not just where
find the best nectar

347
00:31:48,824 --> 00:31:51,910
but also the angle to follow
when leaving the hive,

348
00:31:53,411 --> 00:31:54,788
the exact distance

349
00:31:56,957 --> 00:31:59,835
and even
the detours along the way.

350
00:32:02,045 --> 00:32:03,964
It's the bees' GPS.

351
00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:09,928
The bee queue: The route
shorter and more direct to the nectar.

352
00:32:14,724 --> 00:32:15,892
Message received.

353
00:32:18,979 --> 00:32:22,023
But leaving the hive
It's a risky business,

354
00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:26,403
especially
when it's your first time.

355
00:32:29,406 --> 00:32:32,117
There's a good reason
for her to be hesitant.

356
00:32:33,243 --> 00:32:37,998
Practically half of the workers
Those who leave never return home.

357
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,128
One of the biggest
danger is getting lost.

358
00:32:44,254 --> 00:32:47,841
When taking flight, the Bee
Worker One faces the hive

359
00:32:49,718 --> 00:32:53,513
and makes a mental note of the points
reference around it.

360
00:32:54,931 --> 00:32:56,183
Oops!

361
00:32:59,394 --> 00:33:03,565
Once you record the image,
she leaves.

362
00:33:07,068 --> 00:33:09,946
The trip can take you to more
three kilometers from home

363
00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:16,578
with stops
in thousands of flowers.

364
00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:27,422
During her entire life, she will collect
less than a teaspoon of nectar.

365
00:33:31,134 --> 00:33:34,804
But every drop is
vital to the family.

366
00:33:39,476 --> 00:33:43,104
But not everything
What the flower hides is sweet.

367
00:33:46,608 --> 00:33:48,026
A crab spider.

368
00:33:56,743 --> 00:33:57,953
For Worker Bee One,

369
00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:01,081
It is difficult to distinguish what is
petal and what is predator.

370
00:34:04,918 --> 00:34:07,671
But, on the other hand,
she has never seen a spider before.

371
00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:18,723
Luckily, the crab spider
is not hungry.

372
00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:26,648
But some of your sisters

373
00:34:29,776 --> 00:34:31,278
They are not so lucky.

374
00:34:43,290 --> 00:34:45,166
Next stop, pollen.

375
00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:49,587
The fine grains that plants
use to reproduce

376
00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:52,048
and are a vital source of food
for bees.

377
00:34:58,221 --> 00:35:01,057
The pollen grains
they get stuck in their hair.

378
00:35:02,726 --> 00:35:05,478
Some of them will fall
in different flowers� 

379
00:35:08,565 --> 00:35:10,567
pollinating them along the way.

380
00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:19,576
This is the way bees pollinate
three quarters of the plants that flower,

381
00:35:21,036 --> 00:35:25,206
a partnership that exists
since the age of dinosaurs.

382
00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:31,338
Fueled,
She heads straight home.

383
00:35:33,715 --> 00:35:37,636
But when your load of nectar
and pollen doubles its weight,

384
00:35:38,178 --> 00:35:42,098
landings can be
Well, complicated.

385
00:35:49,981 --> 00:35:53,860
Inside, Worker Bee One
unloads your pollen baskets.

386
00:35:58,907 --> 00:36:01,660
It will be used later
to feed the larvae.

387
00:36:08,958 --> 00:36:12,253
Then she passes the nectar
to one of his sisters.

388
00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:18,259
But it's not about
to share food

389
00:36:20,762 --> 00:36:24,182
This is the recipe for making honey.

390
00:36:26,059 --> 00:36:29,479
With each exchange,
workers add enzymes

391
00:36:31,314 --> 00:36:34,693
that process nectar
until it can be consumed.

392
00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:43,410
The workers then store
this sugar solution in the honeycombs.

393
00:36:45,995 --> 00:36:48,081
But there is still one final step left.

394
00:36:50,834 --> 00:36:54,129
As they flap their wings in incredible
170 times per second,

395
00:36:54,963 --> 00:36:58,800
the sisters shake the solution
so that the water evaporates.

396
00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:10,478
And after three fantastic days,
the transformation is complete.

397
00:37:12,021 --> 00:37:15,066
The nectar became liquid gold:

398
00:37:16,276 --> 00:37:17,485
honey.

399
00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:24,576
2 million flowers needed
to produce just half a kilo of honey.

400
00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:29,789
The sisters will need 40 times
more to survive the winter.

401
00:37:32,041 --> 00:37:34,377
And they're only halfway through.

402
00:37:40,133 --> 00:37:44,220
For some bees, just finding
nectar is already the most difficult.

403
00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:50,518
YASUN� ECUADOR

404
00:37:52,479 --> 00:37:56,691
In the Amazon Rainforest, flowers
They are less common than you might think.

405
00:38:00,737 --> 00:38:04,115
Therefore,
The great-greats have a plan B:

406
00:38:06,659 --> 00:38:09,120
the little soldiers
sap suckers!

407
00:38:13,374 --> 00:38:16,252
But bees don't devour
these little animals.

408
00:38:18,588 --> 00:38:19,964
They create them.

409
00:38:28,348 --> 00:38:32,852
These insects release a liquid
sweet known as molasses,

410
00:38:33,228 --> 00:38:34,687
very similar to nectar.

411
00:38:35,563 --> 00:38:37,440
And they are willing to exchange it

412
00:38:41,069 --> 00:38:46,157
for protection against your enemies,
like assassin bugs.

413
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:03,299
Now,
It's time to seek the reward.

414
00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:09,597
But there is no payment
without a little tickling.

415
00:39:20,692 --> 00:39:22,193
Who needs flowers

416
00:39:22,902 --> 00:39:25,780
when getting food is so easy
How much to open a tap?

417
00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,585
But there's a catch.

418
00:39:41,170 --> 00:39:43,882
Molasses is heavy
too much to fly

419
00:39:48,636 --> 00:39:51,598
therefore, the great-great-great
need to lighten the load.

420
00:39:57,145 --> 00:40:01,858
Unlike other bees, they
use the sun to evaporate water,

421
00:40:02,901 --> 00:40:06,112
creating a concentrated syrup

422
00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:08,197
light enough to carry
back to the hive.

423
00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:19,042
Great-great-great-grandmothers are not the only ones
who had to adapt

424
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:20,793
There is a shortage of nectar.

425
00:40:22,170 --> 00:40:24,047
There's a bee in this jungle

426
00:40:24,172 --> 00:40:27,467
who took his diet
in a completely new direction.

427
00:40:30,386 --> 00:40:35,099
Buzzard bees,
the most bizarre bee in the world.

428
00:40:38,978 --> 00:40:43,107
As the name itself says,
they have an appetite for the dead.

429
00:40:45,485 --> 00:40:48,196
Your sense of smell is so keen

430
00:40:48,404 --> 00:40:52,075
that can smell food
almost a kilometer away.

431
00:40:55,703 --> 00:40:57,413
A rotten fish.

432
00:41:00,583 --> 00:41:04,671
This is the only bee that depends
of decomposing flesh.

433
00:41:15,431 --> 00:41:17,684
She may have even found
the fish first,

434
00:41:19,227 --> 00:41:24,065
but there will always be a fly
wanting to invade someone else's banquet.

435
00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:31,698
Here, the "find
is not stolen" does not apply.

436
00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:38,830
But this is a determined bee.

437
00:41:42,291 --> 00:41:44,293
willing to measure strength

438
00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:48,256
with anyone
try to steal your food.

439
00:41:54,137 --> 00:41:59,559
Fortunately, the sisters appear
and help to chase away competition.

440
00:42:10,737 --> 00:42:15,867
Just like vultures, these bees
They are the cleaning squad.

441
00:42:18,995 --> 00:42:22,915
The most incredible thing is that they
transform even this flesh

442
00:42:23,458 --> 00:42:24,625
in honey.

443
00:42:32,425 --> 00:42:35,303
For the brotherhood,
summer is being a success.

444
00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:36,554
143 DAYS TO WINTER

445
00:42:37,764 --> 00:42:40,725
They have already filled out more
of half of its honey cells.

446
00:42:45,396 --> 00:42:48,107
However, it was costly.

447
00:42:54,197 --> 00:42:58,826
Our Worker Bee One,
the first of the year, he gave his all.

448
00:43:03,664 --> 00:43:07,502
Like all workers,
his life was sweet but brief.

449
00:43:21,516 --> 00:43:23,309
To prevent
the spread of diseases,

450
00:43:24,811 --> 00:43:27,855
the fallen sisters
must be taken away.

451
00:43:38,324 --> 00:43:42,411
But for some,
It's not easy to say goodbye.

452
00:43:56,342 --> 00:43:58,678
The Worker Bee
A no is the only casualty.

453
00:44:07,770 --> 00:44:10,523
Hundreds of sisters
die every day.

454
00:44:13,442 --> 00:44:17,864
Despite the losses, the colony
soared to more than 60 thousand

455
00:44:21,117 --> 00:44:24,787
a population boom that skyrockets
the most dramatic event

456
00:44:24,912 --> 00:44:26,289
of its history.

457
00:44:30,084 --> 00:44:33,087
This is the signal for the queen
abandon the hive

458
00:44:33,462 --> 00:44:35,214
and start a new colony.

459
00:44:37,675 --> 00:44:39,886
Many of your daughters
they must follow it.

460
00:44:43,431 --> 00:44:48,060
But before leaving, they
they feast on the stocks.

461
00:44:52,148 --> 00:44:54,775
It may take days
until the next meal.

462
00:44:59,572 --> 00:45:02,992
We still don't understand
what makes a bee leave

463
00:45:03,201 --> 00:45:04,410
and another stay.

464
00:45:06,412 --> 00:45:12,168
But soon, hundreds and then
thousands will follow the queen.

465
00:45:15,504 --> 00:45:16,923
Half the colony.

466
00:45:22,094 --> 00:45:25,139
This is how bees
colonize new places.

467
00:45:32,313 --> 00:45:35,483
Now, 30 thousand of them
take flight in a swarm.

468
00:45:41,447 --> 00:45:44,951
The initial mission is to create
a temporary support base.

469
00:45:53,376 --> 00:45:57,296
From this point, the scouts will start
in search of a permanent home.

470
00:46:00,216 --> 00:46:03,970
And that makes this the moment
Perfect for me to check out.

471
00:46:05,346 --> 00:46:06,597
Hello, everyone!

472
00:46:08,057 --> 00:46:10,268
You are so beautiful.

473
00:46:12,353 --> 00:46:14,188
How many bees!

474
00:46:16,899 --> 00:46:19,735
It is an immense living structure.

475
00:46:20,569 --> 00:46:23,656
Hidden right in the center
of the structure is the queen,

476
00:46:24,073 --> 00:46:27,159
while the workers
come together to protect her.

477
00:46:30,246 --> 00:46:32,999
It's something impressive
to observe.

478
00:46:36,127 --> 00:46:37,586
It looks very intimidating,

479
00:46:37,670 --> 00:46:40,840
there is a huge concentration
of stingers, but

480
00:46:42,758 --> 00:46:45,636
It came right on my lip. Please
don't come in my mouth.

481
00:46:46,721 --> 00:46:50,224
In fact, there is an idea
wrong that a swarm of bees

482
00:46:50,308 --> 00:46:52,059
He is always furious and aggressive.

483
00:46:52,601 --> 00:46:56,314
But they don't have honey
nor create to defend,

484
00:46:56,397 --> 00:46:59,483
so they are
a little worried now.

485
00:46:59,692 --> 00:47:01,193
I'm just part of the landscape.

486
00:47:04,405 --> 00:47:08,159
It's the ideal opportunity
to film them up close.

487
00:47:16,417 --> 00:47:19,253
Those who are at the top,
attached to the branch,

488
00:47:19,462 --> 00:47:21,297
do the heavy lifting.

489
00:47:23,424 --> 00:47:28,596
But each bee in the swarm plays
her role, holding on to her sisters.

490
00:47:29,138 --> 00:47:30,348
Wow.

491
00:47:36,979 --> 00:47:38,064
And tonight,

492
00:47:38,147 --> 00:47:41,359
everything indicates that they will need
hold on with all your might.

493
00:47:42,610 --> 00:47:43,903
I think it's going to rain.

494
00:47:49,575 --> 00:47:52,411
It's the last thing this family needs
vulnerable needs.

495
00:47:53,788 --> 00:47:54,997
A storm is falling!

496
00:47:56,332 --> 00:47:58,417
Poor things,
they will get soaked.

497
00:48:01,253 --> 00:48:03,005
With nothing to protect them,

498
00:48:03,547 --> 00:48:06,759
the entire colony
can die from the cold.

499
00:48:07,635 --> 00:48:10,679
They are coming together,
desperate to stay warm.

500
00:48:12,681 --> 00:48:15,684
But even now,
bees work together.

501
00:48:18,104 --> 00:48:22,483
They take turns so that everyone
stay outside.

502
00:48:27,196 --> 00:48:31,659
But if it keeps raining like this,
they will not survive the night.

503
00:48:34,203 --> 00:48:35,746
There is nothing to do,

504
00:48:36,622 --> 00:48:38,749
except to twist
so that they survive until tomorrow.

505
00:48:41,210 --> 00:48:44,630
Back at the hive, the scene
It is also of total discouragement.

506
00:48:46,465 --> 00:48:50,636
They lost their queen
and half of its workers.

507
00:48:54,140 --> 00:48:55,808
The reservations
of honey are scarce� 

508
00:48:58,060 --> 00:49:02,231
and there are only four months left
for winter.

509
00:49:02,314 --> 00:49:03,566
CONTINUES

510
00:49:33,679 --> 00:49:35,514
IN MEMORY OF ALASTAIR MacEWEN

511
00:49:35,598 --> 00:49:37,600
Caption: Jacqueline Gomes