The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney: Episode 2 (BBC 4 Tuesday 27 June 2023)

The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney: Episode 2 airs Tuesday 27 June 2023 on BBC 4.

What can we expect from this episode

In one of Martha’s hives in the Suffolk wildflower meadow, she finds a bee infected with the deformed wing virus. She gets rid of the verroa mite with the help of an experienced beekeeper. The leading British bee expert explains how verroa is to blame for the bee population collapse.

With the arrival of spring, Martha watches the colony expand and the bee larvae emerge. She delves into the research behind the honey bee population decline to see if pesticides could be to blame. She meets the Archbishop of Canterbury and learns about his family’s love of beekeeping and why he told the bees about his girlfriends, and then returns to her cottage to deal with a colony of angry bees by replacing their queen with a more mild-mannered individual ordered online and delivered by the post.

Season 1 Episode 2

When can we see the episode

The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney: Episode 2 airs Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 7.00pm on BBC 4

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