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0:36:02 > 0:36:04# William Whiskerson Mouse explorer
0:36:04 > 0:36:06# Finds adventure Round every corner
0:36:06 > 0:36:10# Where will he go? Who will he meet?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14# His amazing adventures Will make you squeak!
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Squeak!
0:36:15 > 0:36:20# William Whiskerson Mouse explorer! #
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Greetings, adventurers.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39I am William Whiskerson, the famous mouse explorer.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43William is in the countryside.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47He can see lots of fields, trees and sheep.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51But which part of the United Kingdom is he in today?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Cheesephone, reveal my location!
0:36:58 > 0:37:03The Cheesephone shows William where he is on a map of the world.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08'Hello, William. Today you're in Devon.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11'Devon is in the south-west of England.'
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Look! I've got a message coming through on my Cheesephone.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19'Hello, William, I'm Sophie and this is my friend Ben.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21'Join us on a honey adventure.'
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Oh, that sounds like a yummy adventure!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Lock the location, Cheesephone!
0:37:28 > 0:37:33The map shows William where to meet Ben and Sophie.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Explorers away!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Pleased to squeak you, Ben and Sophie.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45BOTH: Pleased to squeak you, William.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Welcome to my garden.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50It's a lovely garden!
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Let's go and find some flowers.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59The explorers show William their garden.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03The garden is full of beautiful flowers.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Can you see the insects?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07They love the flowers too.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10What flowers are these?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Lavender, William.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Ah, they smell lovely.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- BUZZING SOUND - Oh! What's that noise?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22It's a buzzy bee.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25A bee!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Bees have a very special job to do.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30They fly from flower to flower
0:38:30 > 0:38:33collecting a substance called nectar.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Then they fly back to their hives and use the nectar to make honey,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40that's why they're called honey bees!
0:38:42 > 0:38:44To find out more about bees,
0:38:44 > 0:38:48the explorers suggest that William meets their friend Ian
0:38:48 > 0:38:50who is a beekeeper on a farm.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Pleased to squeak you, Ian.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Pleased to squeak you, William.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Do you look after the bees?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Yes, I'm a beekeeper.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Ah, what does a beekeeper do?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03I look after the bees and give them everything they need
0:39:03 > 0:39:06so they can make as much honey as possible.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Wow! Can we go and see them?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Yes, we've got some beehives just over here.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16First of all, we have to get you some protective equipment.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Oh!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Bees are lovely insects
0:39:21 > 0:39:24but sometimes they can sting if they're frightened.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29So beekeepers have to wear special clothes to protect themselves.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I'm going to get mine on too.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38They also cover their hands with gloves, to stop them being stung.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40I'm ready!
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Wow, you look great! You definitely won't get stung.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Can we go and see the bees now?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Yes, let's see if they've made any honey.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Explorers away!
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Here we are, William, here are the bees in their beehives.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Oh! They look like little wooden huts.- They are.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02We call them beehives and they keep out the rain and the wind.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06It also makes it easier for us to collect the honey.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07These wooden hives
0:40:07 > 0:40:11are where the bees live and sleep and make their honey.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Can we go and have a closer look? - Let's go.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Ian uses something called a smoker
0:40:18 > 0:40:20to make the bees feel calm and sleepy,
0:40:20 > 0:40:24so they're not frightened when the hive is opened.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27William and Ian don't want to get stung!
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Ian opens the top of the hive
0:40:31 > 0:40:33lifting each layer
0:40:33 > 0:40:37and adding more smoke to keep the bees calm.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40There are thousands of bees in the beehive!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43In this top layer, William, is the honey
0:40:43 > 0:40:46and that's what we're going to take back to the farm today.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Ian shows William a frame from lower down in the hive.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55There is honey down here but that's the honey we leave for the bees.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Let's just take a frame out.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02Ian shows William another frame from the hive. It's covered in honey!
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Yum yum!
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Is this the honey we're going to take back to the farm?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11It certainly is. Would you like to have a look?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Yes, please.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Ian shows William some honeycomb.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19So over here, these are the wax hexagonal cells,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22which the bees make themselves out of beeswax.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25If you look here, these ones have got some honey in.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29They act as storage pots so the bees have somewhere to put the honey.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32And these ones, all of this, they're full cells
0:41:32 > 0:41:36but they're capped with wax to keep the honey fresh
0:41:36 > 0:41:39so the bees can eat the honey later on, in the winter.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Will there be enough honey left for the bees?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Don't worry, William. We always leave enough for the bees.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Hello, Ben and Sophie.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49BOTH: Hello, William.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Where can we see some more bees?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55At the bee farm.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Great! Explorers away!
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Inside the bee farm,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07the explorers have a closer look at some bees and their hives.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10These bees are all kept behind glass,
0:42:10 > 0:42:15so you can get a good look without worrying about getting stung.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Look ,William!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21What is it?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24There's lots of different types of bees.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Ahhh!
0:42:25 > 0:42:29A group of bees that lives in a hive is called a colony.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32There are different types of bees in a colony.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37The bees that you see here are called worker bees.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Sophie, what are these bees doing?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43They're worker bees. They're working to make honey.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Ahhhh!
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Worker bees are female.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51They collect nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57They also build the honeycomb inside the hive where the honey is stored.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02Those bees have got really big eyes.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07The bees with big eyes and square bodies are called drone bees.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09They are the male bees.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Look William, I found a queen bee.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Oh, wow!
0:43:15 > 0:43:19The queen bee is the most important bee of all.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Can you see her?
0:43:21 > 0:43:23She is very large and has a long body.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28The queen bee looks different to the other bees.
0:43:28 > 0:43:33In every colony, there is only one queen bee.
0:43:33 > 0:43:38The queen lays eggs called larvae. They are white and round.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Can you see the larvae in the honeycomb?
0:43:41 > 0:43:44These larvae will grow into baby bees.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Once the honey is made, the frames can be collected
0:43:51 > 0:43:55and put in a large machine called an extractor.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58Inside, the frames are spun around,
0:43:58 > 0:44:02separating the honey from the honeycomb.
0:44:02 > 0:44:08The runny honey is filtered through bags, which help to remove any wax.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14It is then heated to kill any germs.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18It's now ready to be poured into jars.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Ahh!
0:44:26 > 0:44:31This is where the honey has ended up - in the shop.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37Hello, Mr Bee, where are you buzzing off to?
0:44:40 > 0:44:42Thank you, Sophie and Ben,
0:44:42 > 0:44:45for taking me on a buzzing honey adventure.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49You're welcome. Here's some honey to remember us.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Ooh! Thank you!
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Squeak you later everyone.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56BOTH: Squeak you later, William.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Can you remember where William went today?
0:45:00 > 0:45:05William visited his friends, Sophie and Ben, in their garden.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10They saw some flowers and bees.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13William then went to meet Ian, a beekeeper
0:45:13 > 0:45:16and learned how bees made honey.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Can you remember where the bees kept the honey?
0:45:19 > 0:45:21They kept it in a honeycomb.
0:45:24 > 0:45:29William also got to see different types of bees, like a queen bee.
0:45:29 > 0:45:35After his adventure, he even got his own jar of honey as a souvenir.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39Time to fly, explorers, we're off on another adventure.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43See you soon, William!
0:45:53 > 0:45:56Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd