Also, learn about two river guides who help manage the riverian ecosystem of the Salt River Canyon. Africanized honey bees are here to stay. The program explores how this aggressive species of honey bee arrived in this country and why it's important that we learn more about them. This newcomer to the southwestern United States has a well-deserved reputation for ferocity, and they are not going away. The program examines how far north these ferocious bees may migrate and looks at what can you do to prepare and protect yourself.
Bees are an essential element in nature's work, both as pollinators and honey producers.
Beekeepers take apart a bee hive to look at the various stages of honey production, and the social caste system of the inhabitants. The program visits a honey-processing factory and explores the issues of pollination, the distribution of honey, problems with hives, parasites, and how to manage the agressiveness of the hive by replacing Africanized queen bees with the more docile European queens.