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["One Step Closer" playing]
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[Jane] "Apis mellifera."
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[David] Have you been shrunk before?
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No. I've only ever wanted to grow up,
not down.
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I think you'll find the experience awful.
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- [Greybeard shrieks]
- What?
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I mean, "awesome."
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[chattering]
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Sorry. I might have been shrunk
too many times.
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"Awesome."
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"Awful" is when you get unshrunk,
but we'll worry about that later.
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Do you know what's happening to the bees?
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'Cause I don't.
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- Can you tell me again, Jane?
- Yes, sir.
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Worker bees all around the world are
suddenly going missing from their hives.
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Worker bees collect food,
take care of the queen,
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feed the babies and defend the hive.
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But now they've disappeared.
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Yes, that is exactly what I was gonna say.
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And scientists still aren't sure why,
which is where you two come in.
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Your mission is to shrink down
in this ship,
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enter a honeybee colony, and figure out
why those bees are going missing.
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Do you accept your mission?
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[chatters]
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I can't hear you!
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All right, David,
let's take it down a bit.
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[groans] I thought that was good.
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[chattering]
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See? Greybeard likes it.
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Okay, fine. Go ahead.
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I can't hear you!
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Yes, sir!
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Hop on board, and let's save some bees.
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[chattering]
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[automated voice] Ten, nine, eight,
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seven, six, five...
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[whimpers]
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...four, three...
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- Two, one, zero!
- ...two, one, zero.
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- Shrink time.
- Shrink time.
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[energy crackling]
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It worked. We're bee-sized.
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[chatters]
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[sniffs]
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What's that smell?
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You're not just bee-sized,
you're bee-smelled too.
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One way bees talk to each other is
through smell,
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which this ship can make--
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[gasps]
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You may wanna back up.
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[sneezes]
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- [engine falters]
- Whoa!
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Sorry. Bee smell is making me sneezy.
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That's okay.
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[sighs] Let's get this mission started.
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Good luck.
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The world is depending on you!
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[engine revving]
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[Jane]
Bee spotted. Following for observation.
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The bee has landed on a flower.
Entering hover mode.
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What's the bee doing?
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[chatters]
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Eating and gathering.
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- [Jane] I'm moving in for a closer look.
- Cool.
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Bees drink the flower's nectar,
which is kind of like a sugar drink...
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with their tongue straws. Like this.
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[imitating slurping]
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[grunts]
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- Like this? [imitates slurping]
- [Jane chuckles]
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But they also collect the flower's pollen
for food.
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They put it in the little sacks
on the back of their legs.
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Like reusable shopping bags?
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- Exactly. Which they bring back to their...
- [chatters]
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That's right, Greybeard. Beehive.
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Hold on, she's leaving.
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This might get bumpy.
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[Greybeard shrieks]
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Approaching hive.
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It's "bee-autiful."
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[Jane] Incredible, isn't it?
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Bees build hives for safety,
to store food and to raise their babies.
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- [Greybeard shrieks]
- What was that?
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[alarm blaring]
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[David]
Whatever it is, it's right above you.
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[Jane] Dragonfly.
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It's coming this way!
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Did you know dragonflies are
one of the bees' main predators?
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Yes, I did.
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[Jane grunts, screaming]
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[Greybeard shrieking]
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[inhales deeply, screams]
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A little help, David?
We're about to get eaten by a dragonfly.
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- Something's going on over there.
- [child] Die!
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- Yeah!
- [children cheering]
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- Millie, what's happening?
- Kurtis is throwing rocks at a beehive.
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What?
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Kurtis is throwing rocks at--
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No, Jane, wait!
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Jane, I'm coming!
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Someone's going to get in trouble.
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- [bees buzzing]
- [Kurtis] Yes! Booyah!
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Let's see if you can sting this.
Bye-bye, bees.
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No, that's their home!
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Bees are our friends!
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Without bees,
there would be almost no plants.
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And without plants, there would be no us.
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And without these bees,
Jadiel wouldn't have gotten stung,
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and neither would I. Ow!
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Bees don't sting unless they're trying
to protect each other or their home,
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which you're destroying!
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Whatever.
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- Let's go get a teacher.
- [Jane] There's no time.
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[screaming]
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[Kurtis grunts] Careful!
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She's gonna get in so much trouble.
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[Kurtis] They're just bees!
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[school bell rings]
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[car horn honks]
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- Okay, I see you. I see you.
- [phone ringing]
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- [sighs]
- [ringing continues]
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[grunts, sighs]
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- Hello.
- [honking]
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Just a minute! [sighs]
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No, sorry. That was for, um-- Never mind.
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Yes, how can I help you?
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She did what?
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Jane?
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Yeah?
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What did you mean when you said,
"Without bees, there'd be almost no plants
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and then no us"?
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Plants need pollen to make more plants,
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and for almost all of them,
that pollen is carried by bees.
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- No bees--
- No us.
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- Jane.
- Mr. Harrison.
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I've just come from the nurse's office.
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You'll be relieved
to hear that Kurtis is okay.
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Just a few bee stings.
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And the Apis mellifera?
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Is that the scientific name for bees?
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Yes, it is.
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[sighs]
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- I've called the extermina--
- Exterminator?
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But they didn't do anything wrong.
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Now, Jane, Kurtis was stung several time--
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In self-defense.
They wouldn't have done it otherwise.
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Hi... [stammers] ...Mr. Harrison?
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Bees only sting
if one of them's in trouble
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or if their hive is under attack.
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Which it was.
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Thank you, David.
I'll be talking to you shortly.
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[snapping]
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Billy in Mr. Lee's class
is still refusing to potty train.
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Dawn, I've got my hands full here.
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Well, so does Mr. Lee.
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Oh. Uh, c-call the custodian.
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- I'll be there in a minute.
- Mm-hmm.
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I've called your mother.
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She's en route
so we can discuss this situation.
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[Jane sighs]
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[chattering]
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[sighs]
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Jane?
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Jane, you okay?
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- No.
- [Greybeard whimpers]
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I can't hear you!
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David, we can't. We're in trouble.
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So are the bees.
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Maybe we can find out something that will
stop Mr. Harrison from exterminating them.
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That's what I like to hear.
Are you ready to go back in?
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- [chatters]
- Yes, sir.
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You have a mission to complete.
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We have to figure out
why those worker bees are going missing.
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But how are we going to escape
the dragonfly,
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so we can get into the hive and figure out
what's happening to the bees?
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Maybe it's time to smell in some backup.
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[Greybeard chatters]
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Before your mom gets here.
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Turn on intruder alert smell.
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[gas hissing]
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I smell backup.
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They smelled our call for help.
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[bees buzzing]
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[Jane] Yes!
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[chattering]
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We're free!
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[rapid beeping]
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[Jane] We're falling too fast!
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Why are those ones not moving?
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Bees die after they sting.
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What? But that means--
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Bees do whatever it takes
to protect each other.
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Kinda terrible defense.
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- [Jane] Heading back to the beehive.
- [Greybeard chatters]
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Approaching entrance.
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Turn on friend smell. Otherwise,
they might think we're a predator.
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And sting us until they die.
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[sighs] Still can't get over that.
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Bees live in huge colonies.
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One queen,
thousands of workers and a few drones.
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Just one girl?
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Actually, all the workers are girls.
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There's only a few boy bees,
and none of them have stingers.
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You're right.
All the worker bees are missing.
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And we're here to figure out why
and how to fix it.
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- He's back!
- The dragonfly?
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No, worse. Mr. Harrison.
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And he's with your mom.
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[Greybeard chatters]
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Uh, it's this way.
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- [stammers] Hi, Jane's mom.
- [snaps]
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Now, Jane, I've had a chance to update--
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- What were you thinking?
- I was just--
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- No, not a question.
- [Jane] I was trying to save--
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Did I raise you
to solve your problems like this?
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- If I could just--
- Not now, David.
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"The least I can do is speak out for those
who cannot speak for themselves."
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We can talk about Jane Goodall later,
because Jane isn't here right now.
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She isn't late for work. I am.
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I just wanted to say that Jane taught me
how important bees are.
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- Without them--
- Thank you, David.
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Mom, Kurtis was gonna kill them.
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And so you should speak out
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using your words, not your hands.
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I'm sorry.
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Don't apologize to me.
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Apologize to...
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- What's his name again?
- Kurtis with a "K."
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Who I'm sure is also in trouble.
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For needlessly
and cruelly attacking a beehive?
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Surely that's not the kind of behavior
that's allowed here, Casey.
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That is a good point.
I'll be speaking to him next.
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Why not let Jane?
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Gives her a chance
to practice her speaking-out skills.
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A learning opportunity. I like it.
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[Jane's mom]
I will pick you up after detention.
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[Jane] Sorry again for making you come.
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It's okay. It sounded like
those bees needed your help.
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They still do.
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Listen, honey, it's easy to get angry.
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The hard part is learning how to use
that anger, that fire inside you,
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to change other people's minds.
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Do you think pushing Kurtis would stop him
from throwing rocks at bees again?
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- No.
- Exactly.
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I love you.
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Save your wrestling for me, okay?
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Maybe one day you'll win.
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[car alarm chirps]
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- [David] Hey, Jane.
- [Greybeard chatters]
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Did you know that, to help bees,
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some kids have planted bee gardens
and bee baths at their schools?
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- Look at how cute this is.
- [chatters]
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Aw, she's taking a little bee bath.
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What are you two doing here?
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We thought we'd wait
until you got out of detention.
255
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We have a mission to complete.
256
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[chattering]
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Thanks.
258
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[chatters]
259
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[sighs]
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[David]
Oh, my gosh, Greybeard, look at this one.
261
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[Jane sighs]
262
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How many stings did you get?
263
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I'm sorry for pushing you.
264
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I'm not sorry for saving the bees.
265
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[sighs]
266
00:14:03,470 --> 00:14:09,184
But I still shouldn't have shoved you,
so I am sorry.
267
00:14:12,854 --> 00:14:14,481
I got stung three times.
268
00:14:14,481 --> 00:14:16,191
Jadiel got four.
269
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My worst one's right here.
270
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Aw, that would hurt.
271
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I once got stung on my face.
272
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- Really?
- Yeah, right here.
273
00:14:24,324 --> 00:14:27,369
I was, like, five or six
and trying to see inside their hive.
274
00:14:27,369 --> 00:14:28,995
But the bees didn't like it,
275
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and they stung me
before I even saw anything.
276
00:14:31,706 --> 00:14:35,168
- They thought I was trying to hurt them.
- Yeah, they're nasty.
277
00:14:35,168 --> 00:14:38,255
They can be,
but only to defend their friends,
278
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like what you were doing for Jadiel.
279
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[scoffs] I would've won
if you hadn't shoved me.
280
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Against bees, people always win.
281
00:14:44,970 --> 00:14:47,681
It's an unfair fight.
That's why their colonies are dying.
282
00:14:50,767 --> 00:14:52,227
Did you ever see into a hive?
283
00:14:52,227 --> 00:14:54,479
- Sort of.
- Sort of?
284
00:14:55,397 --> 00:14:56,898
How good are you at imagining?
285
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I'm not playing with him.
286
00:15:05,031 --> 00:15:08,743
Imagining lets you picture
something you've never thought of before,
287
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like how someone you disagreed with
could become a friend.
288
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Or how something you tried to destroy
actually needs your protection.
289
00:15:18,628 --> 00:15:20,672
Are we still talking about bees?
290
00:15:20,672 --> 00:15:22,299
I'm a little confused too.
291
00:15:22,299 --> 00:15:27,304
Just close your eyes and imagine.
292
00:15:28,179 --> 00:15:29,264
[sighs]
293
00:15:34,644 --> 00:15:38,106
Whoa. I don't believe it.
294
00:15:40,442 --> 00:15:41,443
Where are we?
295
00:15:41,443 --> 00:15:45,572
Inside a ship inside a beehive,
trying to help the bee colony.
296
00:15:45,572 --> 00:15:48,700
Is this what you're doing when you're
running around the playground yelling?
297
00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:50,035
Yes. [chuckles]
298
00:15:51,202 --> 00:15:52,746
They built all this?
299
00:15:54,456 --> 00:15:56,708
But if this is a beehive,
where are all the bees?
300
00:15:56,708 --> 00:15:58,418
That's what we're trying to figure out.
301
00:15:58,418 --> 00:16:01,755
Worker bees from all over the world
are disappearing,
302
00:16:01,755 --> 00:16:03,089
and nobody knows why.
303
00:16:03,590 --> 00:16:07,469
Without the workers, the baby bees starve.
And with no babies--
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No more colony.
305
00:16:08,595 --> 00:16:11,973
No colony. No bees. No pollen.
306
00:16:11,973 --> 00:16:13,141
No more french fries?
307
00:16:13,934 --> 00:16:17,103
Uh, you're right. Bees pollinate potatoes.
308
00:16:17,771 --> 00:16:19,773
- So, no chips either.
- Right again.
309
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You should do something.
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We're trying, but we need everyone's help
if we're going to solve this problem.
311
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Buckle up.
312
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[engine revs]
313
00:16:34,996 --> 00:16:36,748
Why do those look different?
314
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Scanning.
315
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Uploading now, David.
316
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[sighs] Low sugar.
317
00:16:46,007 --> 00:16:47,217
They eat sugar?
318
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They get it from flower nectar,
which is pretty much all they eat.
319
00:16:50,929 --> 00:16:52,847
So why don't they just go out
and get more?
320
00:16:52,847 --> 00:16:54,057
Good question.
321
00:16:54,808 --> 00:16:57,269
Maybe because
there's not as many flowers anymore.
322
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- As cities get bigger--
- There are less places for them to grow.
323
00:17:00,397 --> 00:17:02,148
Causing the bees to disappear.
324
00:17:02,148 --> 00:17:03,775
This is why they're missing.
325
00:17:05,068 --> 00:17:07,445
That's why every single colony matters.
326
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[Greybeard chattering]
327
00:17:09,238 --> 00:17:10,532
You have a monkey?
328
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Chimpanzee.
329
00:17:11,741 --> 00:17:13,493
- [alarm blaring]
- That's not all you have!
330
00:17:14,494 --> 00:17:16,204
[Kurtis grunts] What was that?
331
00:17:16,204 --> 00:17:18,915
- The dragonfly is back.
- And it's headed for the queen!
332
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We need to help her.
333
00:17:21,418 --> 00:17:23,169
Every single colony matters, right?
334
00:17:23,670 --> 00:17:26,131
Right, but it's my turn to drive.
335
00:17:27,549 --> 00:17:29,259
Get ready for ramming speed.
336
00:17:29,259 --> 00:17:30,969
[engine revving]
337
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Remember how shoving doesn't work.
338
00:17:34,639 --> 00:17:36,266
[Kurtis] Yeah, I remember.
339
00:17:41,938 --> 00:17:43,356
[Kurtis] She needs our help!
340
00:17:43,356 --> 00:17:45,567
Can this thing smell like a queen bee?
341
00:17:45,567 --> 00:17:46,902
It sure can.
342
00:17:52,782 --> 00:17:54,117
[Kurtis] It's working!
343
00:17:54,743 --> 00:17:56,244
- Oh, yeah! [chuckles]
- Yeah!
344
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[chuckles] Yeah!
345
00:17:58,830 --> 00:18:00,540
Good job, Jane. Good job, Kurtis.
346
00:18:00,540 --> 00:18:03,001
- Good job, Greybeard. Good job, me.
- [chatters]
347
00:18:03,001 --> 00:18:05,003
- [impacts]
- [Kurtis grunts]
348
00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,342
[Kurtis screaming]
349
00:18:10,342 --> 00:18:12,594
- What happens now?
- We get eaten.
350
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[screams]
351
00:18:15,388 --> 00:18:17,390
- [gasps]
- [Jane sighs]
352
00:18:17,390 --> 00:18:19,893
Wow. Bees really don't have it easy, huh?
353
00:18:20,518 --> 00:18:24,189
No, which is why they know
they're stronger when they work together.
354
00:18:25,232 --> 00:18:26,233
[vehicle horn honks]
355
00:18:30,028 --> 00:18:31,196
The exterminators!
356
00:18:33,198 --> 00:18:34,407
Where are you going?
357
00:18:34,908 --> 00:18:36,660
Stronger if we work together, right?
358
00:18:39,204 --> 00:18:41,039
I'll race you to the principal's office.
359
00:18:42,457 --> 00:18:45,418
- [both exhale heavily]
- [children panting]
360
00:18:45,418 --> 00:18:47,629
- I win!
- We need to stop the exterminators!
361
00:18:47,629 --> 00:18:49,297
Please don't kill the bees.
362
00:18:49,297 --> 00:18:51,049
But you saw I won, right?
363
00:18:51,049 --> 00:18:53,552
Oh, the running in the halls?
Yeah, I saw it.
364
00:18:54,177 --> 00:18:55,220
- Oh.
- [Jane sighs]
365
00:18:55,220 --> 00:18:56,972
Please, Mr. Harrison.
366
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Cancel the exterminator.
367
00:18:59,599 --> 00:19:01,643
- [Kurtis] Yes! High five!
- [Jane] We did it!
368
00:19:01,643 --> 00:19:02,936
[David] We saved the bees!
369
00:19:12,237 --> 00:19:14,072
[chuckles] She seems happy.
370
00:19:15,156 --> 00:19:17,367
We still need to finish her bee bath.
371
00:19:19,244 --> 00:19:22,747
- [Kurtis] She won't sting me, right?
- She won't if you don't bother her.
372
00:19:23,665 --> 00:19:24,666
Kind of tickles.
373
00:19:24,666 --> 00:19:27,085
It was your idea
to plant a bee garden, right?
374
00:19:27,085 --> 00:19:29,170
- [Jane chuckles]
- I know it wasn't mine.
375
00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:30,088
Well...
376
00:19:31,673 --> 00:19:32,716
get "bee-sy."
377
00:19:32,716 --> 00:19:35,135
[all laughing]
378
00:19:37,804 --> 00:19:40,724
Okay, so, we can plant here
and where Greybeard is. Yeah.
379
00:19:40,724 --> 00:19:43,184
- Here's a good place too.
- Greybeard's helping too?
380
00:19:43,184 --> 00:19:44,561
Good job, Greybeard.
381
00:19:49,608 --> 00:19:51,151
[Jane] Help save the bees.
382
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- [David] Hold on. I'm almost there.
- [Jane] I will.
383
00:19:56,948 --> 00:19:59,618
And why did we need to get
flower seeds, soil and clay?
384
00:19:59,618 --> 00:20:01,119
Melanie Kirby asked us to.
385
00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:02,621
She said it was a surprise.
386
00:20:02,621 --> 00:20:04,039
I love surprises,
387
00:20:04,706 --> 00:20:06,082
except when they're scary.
388
00:20:06,750 --> 00:20:08,752
Like that dragonfly.
389
00:20:08,752 --> 00:20:10,587
- [laptop chimes]
- [gasps] She's here.
390
00:20:11,338 --> 00:20:13,798
- [both] Hi, Melanie.
- Hi, Jane. Hi, David.
391
00:20:13,798 --> 00:20:15,675
Thanks for talking to us about bees.
392
00:20:15,675 --> 00:20:17,219
We have everything you asked for.
393
00:20:18,094 --> 00:20:20,388
Hold on. Are those real bees behind you?
394
00:20:20,388 --> 00:20:24,434
Yes. This is an observation hive
that I use to teach people about bees.
395
00:20:24,434 --> 00:20:26,436
There's bees crawling around
on the honeycomb,
396
00:20:26,436 --> 00:20:29,064
taking care of their brothers, sisters
and their queen.
397
00:20:29,064 --> 00:20:30,899
Here, let me show you a close-up.
398
00:20:30,899 --> 00:20:33,360
- [David] Whoa.
- [Jane] Is that a baby bee being born?
399
00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:35,528
[Melanie] Actually, it's a new adult bee.
400
00:20:35,528 --> 00:20:38,114
She was a baby larva
that hatched from an egg.
401
00:20:38,114 --> 00:20:41,159
And the queen lays
thousands of eggs a day.
402
00:20:41,159 --> 00:20:42,827
That must be a lot of work.
403
00:20:42,827 --> 00:20:45,163
She has nurse bees
that help her feed the babies.
404
00:20:45,163 --> 00:20:48,250
- Nurse bees? Are there doctor bees?
- [Melanie chuckles]
405
00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:50,293
Well, the bees take care of each other.
406
00:20:50,293 --> 00:20:52,837
How many times have you gotten stung
working with bees?
407
00:20:52,837 --> 00:20:54,881
Not as many times as you would think.
408
00:20:54,881 --> 00:20:56,633
Here's me holding the bees.
409
00:20:56,633 --> 00:21:00,053
- [David] Whoa. It's so weird and cool.
- [Melanie] It is.
410
00:21:00,053 --> 00:21:03,014
Bees only sting when they feel threatened,
or to protect their home.
411
00:21:03,014 --> 00:21:05,767
Take a look at this.
It looks like I have a bee beard.
412
00:21:05,767 --> 00:21:08,270
They've taught me over 25 years
how to work with them,
413
00:21:08,270 --> 00:21:11,898
- so you shouldn't try this on your own.
- Oh, don't worry. I won't.
414
00:21:11,898 --> 00:21:12,899
[chuckles]
415
00:21:12,899 --> 00:21:14,943
When did you know you wanted to help bees?
416
00:21:14,943 --> 00:21:18,405
[Melanie] My mom encouraged me
to serve as a volunteer in South America,
417
00:21:18,405 --> 00:21:21,950
where I got to work and learn a lot
from beekeepers and farmers.
418
00:21:21,950 --> 00:21:27,163
My Native American ancestors instilled in
me a profound sense of place and purpose.
419
00:21:27,163 --> 00:21:28,582
I like passing on knowledge
420
00:21:28,582 --> 00:21:32,335
and sharing stories of my experiences
with the next generation of beekeepers.
421
00:21:32,335 --> 00:21:34,045
Why is sharing stories important?
422
00:21:34,045 --> 00:21:37,257
Because that's how we learn.
That's how the bees teach each other.
423
00:21:37,257 --> 00:21:39,342
They're Mother Nature's best storytellers.
424
00:21:39,342 --> 00:21:41,553
They're storytellers too?
425
00:21:41,553 --> 00:21:44,389
- What can't bees do?
- We are all storytellers,
426
00:21:44,389 --> 00:21:46,266
and we share them in different ways.
427
00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:48,894
The bees share their stories
through the food they help grow.
428
00:21:48,894 --> 00:21:50,061
Take a look at this.
429
00:21:50,061 --> 00:21:52,147
When the bees are collecting
pollen and nectar,
430
00:21:52,147 --> 00:21:54,900
they're moving the pollen
from plant to plant.
431
00:21:54,900 --> 00:21:57,986
That allows the plant
to actually grow a fruit or vegetable.
432
00:21:57,986 --> 00:21:59,988
Is it true we can't survive without bees?
433
00:21:59,988 --> 00:22:03,074
It's true. All the food you see here
depends on bees.
434
00:22:03,074 --> 00:22:06,161
Which is why we need to protect them
from what's hurting them.
435
00:22:06,161 --> 00:22:08,455
Which is, uh, what exactly?
436
00:22:08,455 --> 00:22:09,831
Let me show you this.
437
00:22:09,831 --> 00:22:12,000
Let's think about it as the four P's.
438
00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,921
Parasites, pathogens,
poor nutrition and pesticides.
439
00:22:15,921 --> 00:22:20,091
Parasites are pests that can actually
cause damage to the bees,
440
00:22:20,091 --> 00:22:23,345
and they can pass pathogens
that are diseases and viruses
441
00:22:23,345 --> 00:22:24,596
that make the bees sick.
442
00:22:24,596 --> 00:22:27,974
And poor nutrition is when
the bees don't have enough flowers.
443
00:22:27,974 --> 00:22:31,603
Pesticides are actually
really strong chemicals
444
00:22:31,603 --> 00:22:34,314
that are used to deal with some
of the parasites,
445
00:22:34,314 --> 00:22:36,983
but they can
actually also poison the bees.
446
00:22:36,983 --> 00:22:39,402
And like the bees,
we can work together to help them.
447
00:22:39,402 --> 00:22:41,154
Here are some ways folks are helping.
448
00:22:41,154 --> 00:22:43,782
Marion Spence Pierson,
who started MO Hives,
449
00:22:43,782 --> 00:22:47,327
works with kids in the city to utilize
vacant land for hives and gardens.
450
00:22:47,327 --> 00:22:49,746
And here's Danielle Klein
and her daughter, Izzy,
451
00:22:49,746 --> 00:22:53,458
who are focused on educating communities
about the importance of bees.
452
00:22:53,458 --> 00:22:56,044
- [Jane] What are they making?
- [Melanie] Those are seedballs.
453
00:22:56,044 --> 00:22:59,714
By planting your local flowers,
you can help the bees.
454
00:22:59,714 --> 00:23:02,884
And with the supplies I asked you
to bring, you can make some too.
455
00:23:02,884 --> 00:23:06,304
Here's how we make a seedball.
Start with some soil,
456
00:23:07,430 --> 00:23:09,099
and then you add some seeds.
457
00:23:09,599 --> 00:23:12,394
- Like this?
- Yeah, just like that.
458
00:23:14,396 --> 00:23:16,690
Then you add some wet clay,
459
00:23:18,483 --> 00:23:20,235
and roll it just like that,
460
00:23:21,236 --> 00:23:22,862
and here you have a seedball.
461
00:23:23,697 --> 00:23:27,367
You can toss them out anywhere
there's soil for them to grow flowers.
462
00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:28,660
- Like this?
- All done.
463
00:23:28,660 --> 00:23:29,995
Those are great.
464
00:23:29,995 --> 00:23:31,288
This is so cool.
465
00:23:31,288 --> 00:23:34,624
- We can ask everyone at school to do it.
- That's a fantastic idea.
466
00:23:34,624 --> 00:23:37,127
Thank you for talking to us about bees, Melanie.
467
00:23:37,127 --> 00:23:38,753
Oh, you're so very welcome.
468
00:23:38,753 --> 00:23:41,464
And remember,
your stories are important too.
469
00:23:41,464 --> 00:23:45,135
And you can help the bees share
their stories by planting more flowers.
470
00:23:45,135 --> 00:23:47,804
- Bye.
- [both] Bye, Melanie.
471
00:23:48,513 --> 00:23:50,098
Jane, let's go toss our seedballs.
472
00:23:50,098 --> 00:23:52,225
- Wait for me.
- I will.
473
00:24:12,370 --> 00:24:14,497
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