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0:00:06 > 0:00:10- Beyond all hills and vales, - Forests, lakes and dales
0:00:11 > 0:00:16- Stands a castle which keeps an eye - On creatures' feats, me oh my!
0:00:17 > 0:00:22- Come closer and see unfurled - Tiny creatures' big, big world.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- There's a row of beehives - at the edge of the forest.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- There, in every hive, - thousands of bees live.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- They're very busy bees today.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- They're out in the meadow, - on the flowers.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- They're collecting delicious food - called nectar and pollen...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- ..and storing it - in small baskets on their legs.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- When the basket is full, they - head back to the hive to empty it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- This bee is having a rest - and a drink.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- Using her long tongue, she collects - the flower's sticky juice.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Just the thing to quench my thirst.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- No wonder she's thirsty.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- She'll collect nectar - from 100 flowers today.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- I've visited 50 flowers already - this morning.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- That's nothing. - I've lost count of my flowers.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Prickly! I'm returning to the hive.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- I've collected enough - to feed everyone.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Watching events unfold - is Seren the spider.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Seren lives happily on her own.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- She doesn't need to worry - about feeding others.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Think about having to feed - a hive full of bees.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- Catching flies all day long. - No, thanks.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- Thank goodness for that. - You've caught enough as it is.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17- Luckily for this fly, the spider - only spins one web at a time.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23- Just like the bees, the flies enjoy - collecting nectar from the flowers.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26- Sweet as candy!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- What a clever fly.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- It's collecting the pollen - using its legs.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- # Collect pollen from the flower
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- # Then I'll have - some delicious juice #
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Stop singing, - you're giving me a headache.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- The hours roll by and the bees - fly home after a busy day at work.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Inside the hive, the bees - pour the nectar into little holes.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Slowly, the nectar will turn - into delicious honey.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- Make room for me. - I have a basket full to empty.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24- I have enough honey here - to feed us for the winter.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- This is the most important - bee of all - the queen bee.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- The white spot is her crown.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- She lays thousands of eggs - every day.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- Every egg is placed - in a special hole.
0:03:48 > 0:03:55- The larva inside the egg will hatch - and eat the honey to aid its growth.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Bees continue to empty - their pollen into the hive.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- I'm starving!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Don't eat all that honey. - We need some for winter.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13- Most of these bees are female. One - or two boys hide in their midst too.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Well, hello, girls.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Their job is to mate with the queen.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Look, isn't he handsome, girls?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Oh, yes, a real catch!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Less talk, girls, duty calls.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- You're very prickly.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- Night draws in and the rest - of the bees arrive home.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Tomorrow morning, - the hard work will continue.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Life's very busy for a busy bee!
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