Natural World · SEASON 31

Queen of the Savannah

Episode 12 · 2012-03-29

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Episode overview

The queen African honeybee rules the savannah - even elephants panic at the buzzing of her hive. This recreates the life of the queen and her colony as they fight to survive. Ground-breaking close-up photography shows a bee-eye view of their world, from the queen murdering her sisters to fighting off giant invaders and eventually migrating across the savannah to the great Mount Kenya. Accompanied by short film Safe in the City with Dr George McGavin on the growth of the urban beekeeper.

Season 31 episodes

1. My Life as a Turkey2011-08-01 2. Empire of the Desert Ants2011-08-10 3. Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Garden2011-08-17 4. Komodo - Secrets of the Dragon2011-08-24 5. The Woman Who Swims with Killer Whales2011-08-31 6. Animal House2011-09-07 7. Jungle Gremlins of Java2012-01-25 8. Tiger Dynasty2012-02-01 9. Grizzlies of Alaska2012-03-08 10. Madagascar: Lemurs and Spies2012-03-15 11. Zambezi2012-03-22 12. Queen of the Savannah2012-03-29 13. The Real Jungle Book Bear2012-04-05 14. Unnatural History Of London2012-06-18