At the edge of a wildflower meadow sits an unassuming tan box with a pitched roof. But a closer look reveals the box is buzzing with activity — literally. The warmth of spring has awoken honeybees within this hive. Inside, a baby bee emerges from her wax cell, the first new bee of the year.
Worker Bee One, as she’s called, will have a sweet but brief life nurturing larvae and foraging for pollen and nectar. Her and her sisters’ efforts to produce enough honey for the coming winter are extensively documented in Secrets of the Bees, the latest in the Secrets of series from executive producer James Cameron.