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00:02Previously, on Secrets of the Bees.
00:09After months of tireless work,
00:14the honeybee family split in two.
00:20Half the sisters left,
00:24leaving those that remained in a depleted hive without a queen.
00:30While the breakaways found themselves in the eye of the storm.
00:37It is pouring.
00:39Poor bees, they're just getting soaked.
00:59Now, I'm back to see if the swarm survived the night.
01:07Oh, there's lots of bees flying.
01:10Here we go.
01:16Oh, there's lots of bees.
01:17Oh, there's lots of bees.
01:18Oh, there's lots of bees.
01:38The bees are still vulnerable.
01:40They desperately need a roof over their heads.
01:44And the plan now is that most of the bees are going to stay put and conserve their energy.
01:50But some of them are going to leave.
01:56Here she goes.
01:58Woo-hoo!
02:00These are the scouts, the most experienced workers.
02:07Their job is to go house hunting.
02:12Each scout can only search as far as the queen can travel, about two miles.
02:21And any hole is worth investigating.
02:25She's looking for somewhere roomy enough for the colony to grow.
02:31Check.
02:32An entrance narrow enough to defend.
02:37Check.
02:37Check.
02:40But this is just too open.
02:51A tree hole could tick all the boxes.
02:58A safe height from the ground and space for her 30,000 sisters.
03:11Perfect.
03:15Now, to convince the swarm.
03:22That is a waggle.
03:25Well, this is the infamous honeybee waggle dance.
03:31You know, this might look like a bunch of random butt shakes, but this is an important message.
03:36This is how the scouts tell the rest of the colony about the location and the quality of a new
03:42house they found.
03:44And it's the most advanced communication system of any insect.
03:52Now, I wonder what they're saying.
03:54Everyone, listen.
03:55You won't believe the place I've just found.
03:58It's got a sweet view.
03:59It's not far from here.
04:00And it's got so much room for honey.
04:04The longer the dance, the further the sisters know to travel.
04:08And her enthusiasm tells the others just how great the place is.
04:19The other scouts check the hole out.
04:25To be sure it's as good as she says.
04:31And if they like it, they'll waggle too.
04:39It's one be, one vote.
04:44Democracy in action.
04:48Once a majority of the scouts agree, it's a done deal.
05:06All 30,000 bees take to the end.
05:21The swarm finally has a new home.
05:28A place for this half of the sisterhood to grow and thrive.
05:37Swarming is a dangerous gamble, but it's one honeybees must take
05:43if they're to spread to new areas.
05:46It's also the only time they move any real distance.
05:56Unless we force them.
06:06Every year, 30 billion honeybees are trapped from all over the US
06:11to the Central Valley of California.
06:17It's one of the largest movements of animals on the planet
06:22and known as migratory beekeeping.
06:37Let's start cleaning up this bed, get the snow off.
06:42Ryan Llewellyn is a fifth-generation beekeeper.
06:47I've been exposed to them with my dad and grandpa
06:50since I was three or four.
06:53So pretty much my whole life.
07:00Each winter, while the bees are saving their energy,
07:04Ryan transports thousands of his hives
07:07from their home in Oregon to California.
07:10Not for honeymaking, but to pollinate almond trees.
07:14Here comes the net.
07:19It's an 800-mile journey.
07:23An unimaginable distance for an animal
07:27that would normally never travel more than six miles from its home.
07:36Midway through the trip,
07:38as the truck descends from the Rockies into California,
07:41the temperature suddenly climbs 20 degrees.
07:47The bees start to awaken.
07:50You can smell them.
07:53The whole truck will buzz.
07:56This is the most dangerous part of the bee's journey.
08:02Any time we stop,
08:08they'll start to fly and come out the entrances.
08:13They'll get stuck in the nets and die.
08:19After two long days of travel,
08:22the bees reach their destination.
08:26They join millions of others,
08:29a concentration of hives found nowhere else.
08:33But have Ryan's bees survived the journey?
08:39No, this is not a good one.
08:42Yeah, all these bees that I'm finding on the bottom boards,
08:44they got frozen on the drive down.
08:50Migratory beekeeping is, it's hard.
08:53You do your best to keep them healthy and alive,
08:55but sometimes, you know, you just can't.
09:02With no source of nectar here to feed his bees,
09:06Ryan provides a substitute.
09:09Food that simulates spring,
09:13queuing them to grow their colony as fast as possible.
09:16Good night, girls.
09:23After two weeks,
09:25the hives are spread across the orchards.
09:30In pole position for the bloom.
09:42Over 100 million almond trees flower at the same time.
09:50And the bees will need to visit every one of them
09:54in just a week.
10:00It's time for Ryan's bees to get to work.
10:07Each visits up to 5,000 flowers a day.
10:17And while they're collecting food,
10:19pollen grains are transferred from one flower to another,
10:24seeding the plants.
10:28It's the largest pollination event on earth.
10:36But the flowers only last six days.
10:41The petals start to fall.
10:45And there's no more bloom for the bees.
10:49Over three quarters of the world's almonds come from California.
10:55A $20 billion business.
10:59Totally dependent on honeybees.
11:06This year, the event has taken its toll on Ryan's bees.
11:12I'm very concerned with the future.
11:15What are my actions today going to amount to tomorrow?
11:21Ryan is convinced that there's a better way ahead.
11:35Two weeks ago, the swarm left the hive with half its workforce and no queen.
11:46But before leaving, the old queen laid an egg in each of four special cells.
11:56Since then, they've been carefully tended by the sisters.
12:01Each contains a queen in waiting.
12:16The first to emerge has the advantage.
12:22It's the moment the sisters have been waiting for.
12:29This could be their new queen.
12:38Lida and Eglaia in one.
12:45She lets everyone in the hive know she's ready to rule.
12:52Communicating in a way no other bee can.
12:57She toots.
13:03The sound travels through the walls of the honeycomb.
13:07At each toot, the colony freezes.
13:13In recognition of their new queen.
13:28The spare queens, still in their cells, answer back with a quack.
13:36A reminder to the already emerged queen that she has rivals.
13:44To keep her crown, she must leave the hive and mate.
13:51If she fails, the spare queens will get their chance.
14:01Until then, the sisters keep them calm with food and gentle vibrations.
14:16If the emerged queen succeeds, she will kill the imprisoned rivals.
14:30At this time of year, the queens are not the only newbies on the block.
14:44This one is big.
14:48A big boy, to be precise.
14:52A big boy, to be precise.
14:54Males are born in the warmer months.
15:00Known as a drone, he has one important job.
15:08That's if he can squeeze out of his cell.
15:18Luckily, his sisters are there to lend a hand.
15:31Males like him do nothing to contribute to the family.
15:37He can't collect nectar or pollen.
15:46He can't even feed himself.
15:54All he does is get in everyone's way.
16:00His only purpose in life?
16:04To mate with queens from other hives and spread his family's genes.
16:13It's the reason for his large eyes, twice the size of his sisters.
16:20They give him a complete view of the skies, perfect for spotting queens in flight.
16:30Just not his sister.
16:33She must go find her own drones from another hive.
16:44She'll mate with up to 20 of them.
16:48A trait unique to honeybee queens.
16:54She'll네.
16:55bees have a single partner, and for some, finding that mate is a dangerous task.
17:09mask.
17:10This is one of Australia's driest deserts.
17:18But for just a few weeks a year, carpets of nectar-rich flowers bloom.
17:25And when they pop up, so do one of the largest bees on the planet.
17:47A female Dawson's bee.
17:55She spent a year alone underground, waiting for this very moment to find a mate.
18:12Her radiating scent has lured in dozens of contenders.
18:23But she only needs one.
18:39It's smart to stay in her hole, out of reach.
18:48Let the males take their frustration out on each other.
19:00Another female tries her luck.
19:07And gets more than she bargained for.
19:20Since female Dawson bees only mate once, competition is fierce.
19:31In the pileup, this female could be injured or worse.
19:46Her scent is so powerful that even after death, it still attracts attention.
20:05Most females have now emerged.
20:09And there are fewer active males.
20:15The cautious female checks out the scene.
20:25Just one male.
20:28The perfect time to make a move.
20:38But it's a mistake.
20:42Males are relentless.
20:55But she has found the one.
20:59And he holds on for dear life.
21:06They must reach cover as fast as her little legs can carry them.
21:23Finally, some peace.
21:34Once mated, her scent changes, and the males lose all interest.
21:45Her timing has been perfect.
21:52The brief burst of flowers provides her and her young with everything they'll need.
22:09Back at the hive, the queen has successfully mated and makes her triumphant return.
22:24With her on egg-laying duty, the population booms.
22:33And the workers ramp up productivity.
22:46Nectar collection is in full swing.
22:53They need to make and store 40 pounds of honey to survive the winter.
23:00And they still have a way to go.
23:04With fall approaching and nectar drying up, every drop of stored honey is precious.
23:12Not to be wasted on freeloaders.
23:38Not to be wasted on freeloaders.
23:42The drone is evicted.
23:45The drone is evicted.
23:46Dead or alive.
23:48Dead or alive.
23:48Dead or alive.
23:50Dead or alive.
23:51Dead or alive.
23:53Dead or alive.
23:58Dead or alive.
23:59And the hive becomes a female-only zone once more.
24:09with just a few weeks left until winter it's a critical time but it's now that many honeybees
24:18all over the world fall victim to something beyond their control
24:31if you are going to understand for entomologist dr. Sammy Ramsey stopping this threat is his
24:38life's work about this I want you to consider for a moment that you are a host to a parasite
24:43that is about the size of your hand this body size ratio is wild honestly it would be will be
24:51like it would be like a human having these these are varroa mites these are the parasites that
24:58honeybees have on their bodies that are actually liquefying their livers and sucking it out of
25:03them the varroa mites are destructive on a scale that is hard to fathom at times they are the most
25:12threatening widely distributed parasite of bees on this planet Sammy and his student Justin need
25:20to check on infested hives and assess the effects the mites have on the bees definitely deformed
25:31wing virus in this one mm-hmm yeah poor girl her wings are just so short they have so many
25:41cells
25:42that are opened on this frame that is not a good sign when varroa infiltrate colonies and attach
25:49themselves to bees they wreak havoc on the bees immune system viruses are able to grow out of
25:55control and cause these really problematic symptoms in the bees to study the enemy Sammy has a way to
26:03collect mites from a honeybee hive there you go there you go about to donate your mites to science
26:14varroa mites don't stay attached to bees if their feet get covered with powdered sugar
26:23those are some dusty bees so now we just roll it and then we shake that sugar will get into
26:30all the
26:31crevices and then they'll slide right off the bees sorry ladies this is for your own good you don't want
26:37these mites I promise check it out this colony is mighty for sure oh this is my favorite part though
26:48get to actually put them back home all right ladies you are gonna be really popular who doesn't love a
27:03sweet bee
27:09returning to his lab Sammy wants to test the mites on a special group of bees
27:17they could hold the solution to dealing with infestations
27:24we can introduce those mites into our observation hive and we can watch how the bees actually handles a
27:33huge influx of mites all at once all right close it close it close it in there there you go
27:37good
27:41these mites right there on the glass they're waiting for a bee to pass by that they can just latch
27:46on to
27:54there you go these mites are masters of disguise they have learned all the different ways of masking their smell
28:07even the feel of their bodies they mimic the plates and hairs of the bees body such that when a
28:17bee is touching
28:18itself the parasite feels like its own body but this colony has a unique superpower the bees in our observation
28:31hive
28:31are the specific genetic stock that's able to resist certain elements of the varroa mites takeover of
28:40the colony compared to typical honeybees these bees groom their bodies much more frequently they can
28:50tell that something is wrong and they need to do something about it well done you yes
29:02Sammy and his team hope that if this grooming trait can be genetically reproduced in other honeybees
29:09Varroa mites won't get the chance to spread their deadly viruses
29:22despite this threat the global honeybee population is still in the trillions and
29:30and our passion for beekeeping has caused some unexpected problems for wild bees this little
29:40garden in the heart of the city was especially designed for bees of all kinds this whole patch is
29:50just full of honeybees one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven you can see one big
29:57bumblebee back in there but this whole patch is just loaded with honeybees and it's easy to think
30:05great loads of bees but actually it's more complicated than that these honeybees aren't wild they're
30:13domesticated more like livestock and I'm sure their hive isn't far from here just in London there's an
30:21estimated 400 million honeybees whoa 40 times more than the human population because of the incredible
30:33way that honeybees communicate and work as a team they're often the first to find these fresh patches
30:40of flowers so they just out compete the wild bees but there is one wild bee here trying to stand
30:52up to
30:52them in the corner of this patch of flowers I have found a magical little kingdom
31:02and the king of this kingdom here it comes is this guy he's a male wall carderbee unlike the other
31:15bees
31:15on this patch this male carderbee is here to defend his territory a lambs ear plant hoping a female turns
31:27up
31:28anyone that comes into his little patch gets a beating oh honeybee here he comes
31:46get out of here
31:50oh honeybee here it's incredible how much action and drama there is just in this little patch
32:06he's just so feisty
32:10oh bumblebee invader he's not gonna like that
32:19chaos
32:25now that the coast is clear the one bee he's been waiting for can finally make an appearance
32:34oh here comes a female
32:41he's gonna take off in a second and go for that female
32:44oh
32:46a little bit of mating
32:51right now this wool carderbee should be focusing on females
32:59instead he's constantly chasing honeybees feeding in his territory he must be just completely exhausted
33:12it used to be thought that to save the bees they're putting lots of hives but the reality is that
33:17what
33:18you're doing by introducing these new honeybee hives is it's just introducing more competition
33:24what's important is giving wild species like the carderbee enough space and food to thrive
33:34up to a quarter of all wild bee species are in decline
33:43but there's one wild bee who with a helping hand is making a surprising comeback
34:00a melipona bee
34:03on lookout duty
34:07her job is to guard the nest entrance from insect invaders
34:15and she's got every angle covered
34:25unlike honeybees she's stingless
34:29but who needs a sting when you've got jaws like these
34:35for the next two weeks she'll stay right here all day protecting the colony so her sisters can focus on
34:45foraging
34:49meliponas feed from over 60 plant species in the mexican jungle
34:57without these vital pollinators this unique ecosystem could disappear
35:09it's not just for approaching enemies
35:17but so she knows when to duck for her returning sisters
35:24a dangerous job
35:27but someone's got to do it
35:31because inside is a real treasure
35:40future generations of meliponas in their cells
35:50these bees
35:52these bees used to be found all across central america
35:56but their range is now much smaller
36:00habitat loss and pesticides mean their numbers have dropped dramatically
36:08humans haven't been good to them
36:11humans haven't been good to them
36:15but that's changing
36:21so
36:26it's not
36:29doña antonia coya and her mayan community have rekindled the ancient art of melipona beekeeping
36:45they could bite her but don't
36:55look at that and don't look at it
37:16Antonia provides the bees with a clean home, sheltered from the sun, and bordered by water
37:24so other insects can't scuttle in.
37:30It doesn't mean our guard takes her job any less seriously.
37:37But the added protection gives the sisters more time and space to produce some of the
37:43most valuable honey in the world, prized for its medicinal qualities.
37:51Unlike honeybees, who process their honey by fanning it, meliponas blow nectar into bubbles
37:59to evaporate the water, then stash it in giant pots.
38:15The melipona beekeeping knowledge is passed through the generations, and any new helper
38:23needs to be introduced to the bees.
38:33Antonia harvests just 30 ounces from each colony per year, far less than a typical honeybee
38:42hive would produce.
38:45By keeping meliponas, she's not only making herself a useful income, but also helping
38:52a wild species, and the forest that depends on them.
39:05But the global demand for honey ultimately depends on large-scale beekeepers, like Ryan.
39:15His bees are now back in Oregon after the almond pollination to spend the rest of the year making
39:21honey, but they've had a rough time.
39:26For us, this year was the worst.
39:29The percentage of our bees that died was over 50 percent.
39:37I'm fifth-generation beekeeper, and I'm telling you this is not sustainable.
39:43So Ryan has an ambitious plan.
39:49With the help of his family, he's attempting to do what few have done before.
39:54We have 450 acres that we're going to convert to pollinator habitat.
40:02This is going to be one of the largest in the entire continental U.S.
40:06Ryan is growing a massive wildflower meadow that will provide for his honeybees and produce
40:13large quantities of top-quality honey.
40:17This one's the sand point, and the alfalfa's a little tiny one.
40:21They look like tiny rocks.
40:23Yeah, aren't they pretty, like little Easter eggs?
40:2516.
40:29Ryan is blending a mix of wildflowers, which will ensure there's always something in bloom
40:34between spring and fall.
40:37Okay, ready for a drive?
40:39Yeah!
40:57Now all Ryan has to do is wait for nature to take its course.
41:12Look at the color.
41:14Have you ever seen one that color before?
41:17That's amazing, Ryan.
41:20Let's try some bugs.
41:21Let's go find a bug right here.
41:24Walking with the kids through the flowered meadows to show them all the pollinators, not just the
41:30honeybees, but all these different style pollinators.
41:32Leafcutter bees, solitary bees.
41:35They get interested in what they're seeing.
41:39Quite the little ecosystem on this bush, huh?
41:43What is that?
41:44Whoa.
41:45It's a honeybee.
41:46It's a honeybee.
41:47It's two honeybees.
41:48Three.
41:49They're sleeping in there.
41:50Oh.
41:52Because they got cold during the rainstorm.
41:54Oh, my gosh.
41:55Are they dead?
41:56No, they're not dead.
41:56No, no, they're sleeping.
41:57It's like when they get cold.
41:59They don't even know they're learning, but they're gaining such an insight to this system
42:04of seeds to flowers to pollinators.
42:10Can you taste it with the tip of your tongue?
42:13It's good, right?
42:14Are you a bee now?
42:15Are you going to go pollinate some things?
42:17Ryan hopes to give up the annual almond pollination journey and instead develop sustainable beekeeping
42:25here at home in Oregon.
42:28Creating the pollinator habitat, it's something that I can do to give back.
42:41We can all play a role.
42:43We can plant more flowers or we can stop destroying them.
42:48Either way, it's a positive impact.
43:02With winter just around the corner, the time has come to see if the hive is ready.
43:10Bees.
43:11Let's take a look.
43:16Wow.
43:18So much honey.
43:22You have been busy bees.
43:26You can see each one of these cells is just packed full of honey and on top is that thin
43:32little membrane cap and that's like the bees putting a lid on their jars of honey.
43:39Against the odds, the hive has triumphed.
43:44They've made enough honey to survive the winter.
43:52Good job bees.
43:53You've done it.
43:54Good job bees.
44:04The honey bee will always be our loyal friend.
44:09But we've got a lot more to thank them for than just honey.
44:12They are a key pollinator of our crops.
44:17It's worth remembering there are over 20,000 other species.
44:22And together, they're responsible for a third of the food we eat.
44:29But many are in steep decline and some on the very edge of extinction.
44:37We are now changing the world faster than ever before and they just can't keep up.
44:43So it's not just a shame that we're losing the bees.
44:46We need the bees.
44:47Please carry the bees.
45:14Please carry the bees.
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