1 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,438 Okay, Tim - delivering papers I understand... 2 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:13,955 ...but honey??!.? 3 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,759 What can I say, Wanda? 4 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,798 I've been delivering honey from my Grandpa's bee farm all summer. 5 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,713 I just needed help this morning 'cause the load's so big. 6 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,439 But...if you don't want to split the four dollar delivery fee-- 7 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,312 Hey, I'm happy to help!. 8 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,914 But how come everybody ordered so much honey all of a sudden? 9 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,430 It's the last delivery of the year, 10 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,159 and Grandpa's customers want to stock up for winter. 11 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,116 Take two. 12 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,556 Why? Doesn't your Grandpa have honey to sell in the wintertime? 13 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,717 No... I just don't think he likes cold weather. 14 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,752 I don't blame him. I hate the cold! 15 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,516 Then you better get out your long underwear 16 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,875 because there's going to be a big frost tonight. 17 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,914 How many more houses to go? 18 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,275 Eight - and we'd better get moving 'cause... 19 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,033 Yikes! A bee! 20 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:03,952 Watch out! 21 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,713 Ahhh! 22 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,478 Oh no! 23 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,788 All that honey... down the drain! 24 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,555 What are we going to do?... 25 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,397 ...so you know what we're going to do? 26 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,711 We're going to convince Ms. Frizzle to take us to my Grandpa's bee farm... 27 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,552 ...I've got to get more honey! 28 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,755 Hive alive, class! 29 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,319 Ms Frizzle!!! 30 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,112 Did somebody call me honey? 31 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,914 No! Not me, Ms Frizzle! Uh uh! No way! 32 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,355 Doesn't she ever come in the door...? 33 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,831 Um, actually.....we were talking about going to my grandpa's bee farm 34 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,075 to get more honey from his bees? 35 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,991 Because, uh, the jars broke, uh, and it went down the honey drain. 36 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:51,994 Ms Frizzle? 37 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,791 Um, I don't think it's right to just go and take honey from the bees. 38 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,033 But Phoebe, if we don't take it from the bees, where are we supposed to get it? 39 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,590 I don't know, but we can't take it from the bees. 40 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,514 Of course we can! That's why they make it - so we can take it! 41 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,591 And what makes you so sure? 42 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,438 To take honey from bees or not to take honey from bees, 43 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,192 THAT is the question! 44 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,550 So what's the answer, Ms Frizzle? 45 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:27,791 A honey-ing we will go A honey-ing we will go Hive-ho the derry-o... 46 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,677 A honey-ing we will go! 47 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:36,070 Ahhhh...don't you just love it when you get that little nip in the air? 48 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,277 No doubt about it - winter is on the way! 49 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,035 The farmers are harvesting the last of the corn before tonight's frost! 50 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,709 The cold must be catching, even the squirrels are going nuts! 51 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:54,834 And today is our last chance this year to see all these beautiful flowers 52 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,638 before the cold finishes them off. 53 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,239 Ms Frizzle, wait! 54 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,436 This isn't the way to my Grandpa's bee farm! 55 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,074 Who said anything about going to your Grandpa's bee farm? 56 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,833 I knew it! This is a field trip! 57 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:11,839 That's right, Arnold.... 58 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,276 ...a trip to a field! Isn't it beee-utiful? 59 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:20,913 It's great, Ms Frizzle, 60 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,117 but why stop to look at flowers when what we need is honey? 61 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,792 Yiiiiikes! Another bee! 62 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,788 And a honey of a bee it is, too! 63 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,317 Wait a minute, Tim! Where there's a honeybee, there's bound to be a hive... 64 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,279 You're right! And where there's a beehive, there's bound to be honey! 65 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:38,634 Follow that bee! 66 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,677 Single file please! 67 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,555 Whoooaaaa! 68 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:49,550 Where did it go? 69 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:50,914 Where's the bee? 70 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,115 We lost it! 71 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,592 All aboard the Bee-Line Express! 72 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,991 Time to buzz off, Bus! 73 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,750 I don't see that bee anywhere! Now how are we going to find the hive? 74 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:19,755 Listen! 75 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:22,308 It sounds like a lot of bees. 76 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,833 It's getting louder! 77 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,195 Hive at five! Hive at five! 78 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:38,196 Hold it! 79 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,551 Oof Oof Oof Oof 80 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,915 Tim, you've got to stop doing that! 81 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,558 Look! There's the hive! 82 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,435 Awesome! 83 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,075 Worrisome! 84 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,720 There must be a gazillion bees in there! 85 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,518 And a TON of honey! 86 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,957 Even if we COULD get it out, we can't take honey from that hive! 87 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,837 It belongs to the bees! 88 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,070 But what good is it doing the bees, Phoebe? 89 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,070 I don't know. 90 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,789 But they MUST use it for SOMETHlNG or else why would they make it? 91 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,953 If we got closer, we could look inside and find out. 92 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,795 DOROTHY ANN, do the words, "Honey, l stung the kids!" mean anything to you? 93 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,589 All right, you weasly wimps, I'll go! 94 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,718 WOWWWWW! 95 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,229 Check this out! 96 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,710 It's like a factory in here! They're busy as bees! 97 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,394 Tell 'em to take a lunch break so we can get the honey. 98 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:34,680 Oh no! We're under attack! Back to the bus! 99 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:40,039 Oh, but it's the perfect time to study beeee-havior! 100 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,558 We need to get that honey! 101 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,395 Too bad we're not one of those bees then they'd leave us alone. 102 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,357 Dynamic deduction! 103 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,988 Wanda! Quick! Take it back! 104 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,676 Oh, bee calm, Arnold! Wanda's made a most bee-fitting suggestion! 105 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,478 I knew I should've stayed home today... 106 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,393 Go on, Liz! Do your beeswax! 107 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,432 Oooof! Ahh! Yiiiy! Whoa! 108 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,755 Hey, look! We're bees! 109 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:16,069 Yeah, and you're a Phoebeee! And you're a Frizbee. 110 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,112 CAR-LOS!!! 111 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:24,194 Come on, everyone! It's time to take chances, make mistakes and get stung! 112 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,349 I'm not going. 113 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,433 Chill, Arnold. It's perfectly safe. We're one of them, now! 114 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,910 WELL, NOT YET, YOU'RE NOT! HlT lT LlZ! 115 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,237 Hey, what is this stuff?! Yuck! I'm soaked! 116 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:48,599 It's Eau d'Hive. A pheromone actually! Now we not only LOOK like bees. 117 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,319 we SMELL like bees! 118 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,233 Hold down the bus, Liz, we're goin' in! 119 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:55,594 To the hive! 120 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:58,675 WATCH OUT!!! 121 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,756 Let's get out of here! 122 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,358 Wow, those pheromones really worked. 123 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,035 They thought we were bees from their hive and passed us by. 124 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:17,189 Come on! 125 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,518 Hey -- I made it through alive! 126 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,074 You're an unstung hero, Arnold. 127 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:29,678 This is incredible! 128 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,354 There's a zillion bees crawling all over. 129 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:34,113 Where's the Honey? 130 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:45,113 Umm...Hello...Uhh...what does he want me to do? 131 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,589 Actually, it's not a he, Ralphie. 132 00:08:47,680 --> 00:08:51,116 All the worker bees in here are she's. 133 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,475 Maybe she wants to BEE your honey! 134 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:54,754 Car-los!!! 135 00:08:54,840 --> 00:09:00,551 She's sharing her food with you, Ralphie. In a hive, it's one for all and all for one! 136 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,311 If you say so, Ms Frizzle. 137 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,912 Hey! This stuff is terrific! It's sweet and delicious... 138 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,228 What's Ralphie doing? 139 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:18,149 According to my research, every bee has a Proboscis. 140 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,835 It's kind of like a tongue that they use to gather food and share with one another. 141 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,639 Yumm...What is it...Where'd they get it? 142 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,837 ...hey, I bet it's flower nectar!! 143 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,749 Remember back when we went inside the flower in Mr. Seedplot's garden, 144 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,274 and we saw the bees drinking up all the nectar...? 145 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,675 So is that nectar they're upchucking into these honeycomb cells? 146 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,557 Taste it and see! 147 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,476 It lS nectar! 148 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:52,115 There may be nectar in that cell, but there's honey in this one. Mmmm-mmm! 149 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,111 So where did the honey come from? 150 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:55,559 Look at this! 151 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,598 It looks like these bees are stirring the nectar! 152 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,230 And these bees are fanning the cells with their wings. 153 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,750 Nectar is thin and watery, right? 154 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:09,116 Mmmm, but honey is thick and syrupy. 155 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,159 Well... maybe the bees fan and stir the nectar to evaporate the water. 156 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,396 That would make it thicker, wouldn't it? 157 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,758 Bee's eye, Tim! Honey is made from thickened nectar! 158 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:23,435 But nectar is seriously yummy as it is - why turn it into honey? 159 00:10:23,560 --> 00:10:28,839 I bet it lasts longer when it's thicker - like my grandma's strawberry preserves. 160 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,474 Yum!!! 161 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,914 A BEE-dazzling process, isn't it? 162 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,753 So to replace Grandpa's honey that went down the drain, 163 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,831 all we have to do is take this honey and... 164 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,316 Tim, I don't think the bees want us to take their honey. 165 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,516 They're plugging up the cells. 166 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:46,476 And look! 167 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:50,269 This bee is mixing honey with that orange stuff and feeding it to a larva! 168 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,913 You see, Tim? They do need the honey. 169 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:59,154 They don't make it for us, they make it for themselves and their babies. 170 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,800 And if we take it, they'd have to make more. 171 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:07,273 Which would be okay except that after tonight's frost, the flowers will be gone. 172 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:12,720 You're right, Wanda - no more flowers - no more nectar - no more honey! 173 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:17,158 If we take their honey, these bees won't make it through the winter! 174 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,198 So, as my great Aunt BEE-trice used to say, 175 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,636 it beehoves you to beehave like the bees. 176 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,109 You mean... make our own honey? 177 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:27,235 Why not? 178 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,072 We collect some delicious nectar... 179 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,071 Upchuck it into a honeycomb... 180 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,071 Stir it to help it thicken... 181 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,516 And when it turns into honey, we're in BEEZNESS! 182 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,549 All we need to do is find some flowers. Can we do it in time? 183 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,792 We won't know until we try! Let's jive out of this hive! 184 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:47,839 There's some flowers over there. 185 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,553 Yahoo! 186 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,359 Hey! What's the deal? No nectar! 187 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,231 The bees must have already sucked these flowers dry! 188 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:07,474 And a good thing, too! Soon it'll be bye bye flowers until next spring! 189 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,391 We've got to find some flowers that still have nectar...and fast! 190 00:12:11,560 --> 00:12:14,279 Okay, let's split up! We can cover more ground! 191 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:15,396 Good idea! 192 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:24,436 Come on, Liz! We need all the help we can get! It's time to go bee-zerk! 193 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,718 NECTAR-HO!!!! 194 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,350 We're too late! These flowers have had it! 195 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:43,193 Keep looking! 196 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,839 Ah, nuts! Not a drop of nectar left here either. 197 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,757 How do bees do this anyway? 198 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,798 You'd think MAKlNG the honey was the hard part 199 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,792 but finding the nectar to make it with is even harder. 200 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,996 Come on, let's look somewhere else! 201 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,830 There aren't any flowers anywhere! 202 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,797 We need more time! 203 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,436 Unfortunately, Jack Frost waits for no one! 204 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:11,913 Wait! I smell something! 205 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,709 Flowers! Fresh flowers! 206 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,470 You bet your bee-py! 207 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,075 Goldenrods, if I'm not mistaken. 208 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,189 This way! 209 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,108 Nectar-city! Start gathering! 210 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,189 I sure hope the others find this field. 211 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,995 This nectar's great. But we'll never be able to carry it back all on our own. 212 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,274 We need help! 213 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,038 There's no time to lose! 214 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,475 Ms Frizzle, we've got to tell the others where the nectar is! 215 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:45,790 I think that could be arranged 216 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,629 That lizard's got a bee in her bonnet! 217 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,279 Did you find any nectar? 218 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,038 Not one drop! 219 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:00,349 Same here. 220 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,997 Is it just me, or is Liz trying to tell us something...? 221 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:07,957 I think she's found nectar! 222 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:09,908 Over there! 223 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,399 Whoo! I'm full and there's still tons of nectar left. 224 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,152 Not for long...! 225 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:24,992 Help is on the way! 226 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,998 Tank up on nectar, guys, then head back to the hive! 227 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,189 See you soon! 228 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:45,230 Come on Liz - we don't want to fall bee-hind! 229 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,278 All set everyone?...Here we go! 230 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,473 Wha-wha-what was that??!? 231 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,597 I do believe it's an Urses Americanus. 232 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:23,749 A Bear?!! 233 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,399 STEP ON lT, LlZ!!! 234 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,677 Yeah Liz. 235 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,796 C'mon the hive's not far now. 236 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:41,630 This way. 237 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,954 Come on Bus, you can do it. 238 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,195 Yeah, we made it. 239 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:55,429 Are you all right, Liz? 240 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,439 Hey, what happened to all our nectar? 241 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,793 You mean all that work and we haven't even filled a few honeycomb cells??!? 242 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,993 This honey-making business is harder than it looks! 243 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,511 We've got to keep going back and forth until we've got enough! 244 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:10,430 Come on! 245 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,916 LOOK OUT! 246 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,036 YlllKES! LET'S GET OUTTA HERE! 247 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,998 HE'S WRECKlNG THE PLACE! 248 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,790 Oh bad oh bad oh bad bad bad!! 249 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,432 The bees scared him away! 250 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:35,714 They made him run! 251 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,750 Man, what a disaster! 252 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,598 All the honey is gone! 253 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,918 The bees won't have enough food to last through the winter. 254 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,919 They'll starve! 255 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,752 And it's our fault! 256 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,673 It was because of us that the bear found the hive. 257 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,071 WAlT! We can help them! 258 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,630 We know where there's lots of delicious nectar, remember? 259 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,109 Yeah... but how do we tell them? 260 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:01,953 Bee-uty of a question, Tim. 261 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,270 How would you communicate with a bee? 262 00:17:04,360 --> 00:17:07,033 Sting it a song? Press a buzzer? 263 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:08,634 Drop it a bee-line? 264 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,836 Well, I'm not sure. 265 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,837 Since they don't understand words... 266 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,997 maybe we could use some kind of sign language. 267 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:21,234 Let's take chances, make mistakes, get bizzzzzzzyyy!!!! 268 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,628 Hey, guys! I've got something for you! 269 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,439 DEE-licious nectar! Yum yum. 270 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:31,350 This way!! 271 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,759 They don't get it, Tim. 272 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,833 C'mon, bees, listen up! This is vital information. 273 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:43,795 Flowers...Iots of 'em....nectar...big meadow ..far away... 274 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,553 How am I ever going to make them understand? 275 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,154 Wait, Tim! You've got their attention! 276 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,789 It's like they're waiting for you to do something. 277 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,190 Yeah, but what? 278 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,875 Too bad I don't have a book on 'Bee Communication'! 279 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:00,188 But I do! 280 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:05,189 Toss me my 'Buzbee Bumble's Bee Dances for Beeginners', Liz! 281 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,431 Dances? You mean bees communicate by dancing??!? 282 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,317 You better beee-lieve it! 283 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,398 I hope this works. 284 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:16,632 Let's see...to tell the bees they have to fly a long way, I have to... 285 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,229 And to tell them which way to fly, it looks like I'm supposed to... 286 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,514 It's working! The bees are catching on! 287 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,592 They're really bee-bopping! 288 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:33,194 CAR-LOS!!! 289 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,914 It's the Bees-Knees, all right! 290 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,752 Let me try, Tim! 291 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,672 I think they've got it! 292 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,514 Why, Bus, I had no idea you were so graceful! Do you dip? 293 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,956 Do you think they understand? 294 00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:54,113 Let's hope so! If they don't find those flowers before the frost, 295 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,713 they're gonna be goners! 296 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,599 They're going! They got the message! 297 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,633 I hope we gave them the right directions... 298 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,790 There's only one way to find out for sure! 299 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,959 It worked! We danced the directions to the bees -- and they got it! 300 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,838 They got it, all right. Look at 'em go! 301 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,553 Yeah, but will they be able to get enough nectar? We sure didn't. 302 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,074 There were only ten of us, Arnold. 303 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,038 There's thousands of bees working out here! 304 00:19:26,120 --> 00:19:28,315 You can't BEEEET it, Arn! 305 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,198 All it takes to bring in a harvest of nectar just in time 306 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,953 is a little bee dance and a lot of bees. 307 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,392 And a lot of bees means a lot of nectar which means a lot of honey! 308 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,751 We did it! We helped save the hive! 309 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,512 YAAAAAAY! 310 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,239 Come on! Let's help 'em dry out the nectar! 311 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,517 Go, go, go, guys! Beat those wings! 312 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:57,517 I'll tell you this, for someone who was afraid of bees - I've sure become a FAN! 313 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:58,510 AR-NOLD! 314 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,151 Well, it looks like the bees are going to be able to make enough honey 315 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,275 to last through the winter. 316 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:06,352 But what about the honey to finish up your grandpa's deliveries? 317 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:11,071 Well, I don't know. Even if we could collect enough nectar, 318 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,630 how could we possibly turn it into honey and get it home in time? 319 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,313 One hive... two hive... 320 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,390 ... bee hive! 321 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,711 Any questions. class? 322 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:50,109 And what do we have...? 323 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:56,353 HONEY! HONEY! AND MORE HONEY!!! Yahooooo! 324 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,712 Here's your last honey home delivery of the season, Mr. Drone. 325 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:11,676 Oh my oh my oh MYYY! 326 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,514 Tim, your grandfather's honey is always tops, 327 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,592 but this year's batch is the best yet! 328 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,593 Give my regards to the bees! 329 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:25,275 I will. See'ya next Spring! 330 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,080 He liked it...he really liked it! 331 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,797 Honey of a job, Tim! And as I always say, 332 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,997 "Nothing like honey to take the sting out of winter!" 333 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,509 Thanks, Liz. Magic School Bus, the Producer speaking. 334 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:16,396 What's the buzz? 335 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,235 I just saw your show on bees, and what I want to know is, 336 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,959 could honeybees really gather enough nectar in one day 337 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,679 to make enough honey to get them through the whole winter? 338 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,309 We stretched the truth here, 339 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,436 but, given enough nectar-rich flowers... 340 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,830 A strong hive can make enough honey for the winter in a week or two! 341 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,520 And what do beekeepers like Tim's Grandpa do? 342 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,192 I thought honey came from the wild. 343 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:43,232 Actually, almost all of the honey we buy in the store comes from bee farms, 344 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,880 and beekeepers are the people who harvest the honey! 345 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,158 Man-made hives are much bigger and have a lot more bees than wild hives, 346 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,118 so they make and store lots more honey than wild bees do. 347 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,277 And as long as the hive makes more honey than it needs... 348 00:22:56,360 --> 00:22:59,830 the beekeeper can sell the extra honey without hurting the hive. 349 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,473 I don't feel so bad then, 'cause I love a little honey on my toast for breakfast. 350 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:06,834 Just so you know, 351 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,072 it would take one bee about a hundred trips from the flowers to the hives 352 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,754 to make enough honey for just one piece of toast. 353 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:14,909 That's amazing! 354 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,993 But with 1 0,000 bees working together, it goes pretty fast. 355 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:20,514 That makes sense. 356 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,559 But I have to admit I found that dancing stuff pretty unbelievable. 357 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,996 Do bees really dance to tell each other where to find nectar? 358 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,795 Un-bee-lievable but true! 359 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,913 Actually, bees communicate even more information than we showed 360 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,629 ... and we still don't know everything they can tell each other with their dances. 361 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,077 Just one more thing. I've never heard so many bad bee jokes before. 362 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,118 Thank you very much. 363 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:46,469 Want to hear another? 364 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,710 Sure! Why not? 365 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,439 "What do you get when you cross a seagull with a bee?" 366 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:52,191 What? 367 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,110 A bee-gle! 368 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,433 Hey, thanks for calling the Magic School Bus.