Bumblebee

Every aspect of the life of the bumblebee is presented in closeup detail. The queen bumblebee is depicted in hibernation through the winter and emerging in spring to hunt a nesting site. Methods used to set up an observation hive and the substitution of a kidnapped queen for a missing queen are shown. Life history details are depicted inside the nest - laying of eggs, development of the larvae, workers emerging from cocoons and storage of pollen and honey.