Natural World
Season 2 Episode 1 - Plight of the Bumble-Bee
7.1 ?
1983
Documentary
The programme is about bumble bees in the forests of New England. We follow a queen bumble bee as she emerges from hibernation to find a suitable nest site and establish a colony from the eggs she has carried over the winter. She duels with a rival queen. Honey bees, bee mites and wax moths also feature in her life story.
