NOVA chronicles a year in the life of a bee colony with stunning images
that take viewers inside the innermost secrets of the hive. The
documentary team spent a year developing special macro lenses and a bee
studio to deliver the film's astonishing sequences. These include the
"wedding flight" of the colony's virgin queen as it mates in mid-air
with a drone; the life-and-death battle between two rival queens for the
colony's throne; and the defeat and death of a thieving wasp at the
entrance to the hive. The show also explores such mysteries as the
famous "waggle dance" with which scout bees signal the exact direction
and distance of nectar sources to the rest of the hive. A vivid picture
emerges of the bee's highly organized social life, revolving around the
disciplined sharing of construction tasks, the collection of nectar, and
warding off enemies.
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