Code: 6054
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Duration: 52'
Format: For TV and Video

Phil Simon presents an entertaining and informative film about Honeybees, Bee Behavior and Basic Beekeeping showing a very personal feeling of the relationship between him and his bees. Highlights include a Swarm of 10,000 Bees crawling up Simon's legs in search of their Qeen. Close-up and Macro photography of the life cycles of the 3 castes of bee in a beehive. The fight to the death of two rival Queen Bees with their errie war-cry as they challenge each other to mortal combat: The large male Drone Bees and their role in the colony. Close-ups of a bee stingin Simon's finger - then the Sting still pumping poison long after it has torn away from the bee. The amazing direction finding Dance of the Honeybee.