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Plight of the Bumble-Bee
The programme follows 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.
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.
Last on
Sun 3 Apr 1988
16:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Broadcasts
- Sun 6 May 1984 20:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sun 3 Apr 1988 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire