0:00:02 > 0:00:07- BELL RINGS - All ready to go, Dr Knowles. - Colin! Do not move!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- There's a bee on your shoulder! - I know there is.- Huh?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Dr Knowles, meet Eric, my specially trained, super-intelligent
0:00:15 > 0:00:17award-winning bumblebee.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Aah! I don't like bees! Take him away!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24There's nothing to be scared of, Dr Knowles.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28As long as we remain calm and don't make any sudden movements,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Eric will... Aaah!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Hey, everyone, look what I just found out the back.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- AIR HORN BLARES - Eric, come back!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38This is Brain Freeze!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41With Dr Knowles...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Prof McCork...
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and Colin, the floor manager.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Stand by!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Hi, everyone, and welcome to Brain Freeze.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01It's time for...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Today we're asking...
0:01:08 > 0:01:12There are approximately 20,000 types of bee in the world.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16This include honey bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And they're all just horrible bugs that go around stinging people
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- for no reason. - Not true, Professor.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Believe it or not, if it wasn't for bees,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- many of our favourite fruits and vegetables wouldn't exist.- You what?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Bees like the honey bee are one of nature's most important pollinators.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34They collect nectar and pollen from flowers to feed their hives,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38while at the same time transferring pollen from one plant to another.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39And they make honey as well.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Oh, lovely, sweet, sticky honey.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Honey bees are highly social creatures living in large
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- well-organised hives, which revolve around the queen.- Typical.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55They even have their own means of communication called a waggle dance
0:01:55 > 0:01:58which allows them to share directions to good food sources.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00# Take me to the biscuits Let's eat some more ice cream... #
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I think it's time for a break.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06And we are clear.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Dr Knowles! Dr Knowles! Come and see the new trick I've taught Eric.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I'm not sure, Colin. What if he decides he wants to sting me?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Oh, nonsense. He's the friendliest bee I've ever kept.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Watch this.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23He shoots! He scores!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- What the...?- Wait for it.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29That's incredible!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Oh! That's so cute!
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Thanks, Eric.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Hey, lads, how's it going?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Aaah! A bee!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Positions, everyone!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44So Pat just got in touch saying, "What about the sting?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- "Is it true the bee dies?" - Looks like it's time for...
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Oh, he's very loud, that fella.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Now, female honey bees and bumblebees can and will sting,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57but only if they feel threatened.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00However, a honey bee has barbs on its stinger,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02whereas a bumblebee does not.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05So when a honey bee stings, its barbs get stuck
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and its insides are pulled apart as it tries to escape.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Oh! That's awful!
0:03:10 > 0:03:12But a bumblebee's stinger has no barbs,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14so when it stings it can escape unharmed.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Yeah, I know which one I'd prefer to BEE...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Ha-ha! Do you get it, Doctor?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Which I'd prefer to BEE! Ha-ha-ha!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Yeah, Professor, I heard you. Hilarious.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29See you next time, folks, and remember to BEE careful out there.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Ha-ha-ha! BEE careful!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35And we're clear!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Colin, did you manage to find Eric again?- Ah, yes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I used an old beekeeper's trick.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42There he is! Aww!
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- I don't know what I was so scared of. Bees are the best.- Told you, Doctor.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Lads, has anyone seen my...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Aah! A bee! He's back! Run!
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Oh, Eric.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I wish McCork was as easy to train as you.