Hive Alive Part 2 - Review
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I viewed the part 2 of Hive Alive on Netflix. I had enjoyed part 1 so much, I was excited to see the second half. I was not disappointed.
The vibe of this presentation is so indicative of what I truly enjoy about BBC productions. The landscape was stunningly beautiful sequences in the English countryside. I felt like the hosts were genuinely pleased to be doing what they were doing and were enthusiastic talking about bees.
In the week that had passed since the first installment, the hive has been evolving. The bees in the red group are now foraging and the white group is busy working inside the hive.
The foragers only have until the end of summer to collect enough nectar for the hive to survive the winter. It was interesting to see the footage of the foragers back in the hive waiting for a younger bee to come and take the nectar for processing into honey.
With all the collection foragers do, it only adds up to a quarter of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime. Once a bee has transformed into a forager, their lifespan is not very long. It can be as short as one to two weeks or as long as three weeks depending on how intense the foraging is.
I think the most interesting part of the installment was when they showed what happens when Professor Adam Hart voluntarily gets stung by a bee. When a bee stings someone, the stringer is yanked out of the bee and the bee ultimately dies a couple hours later of dehydration.
The host, Chris Packham, handled the bee so carefully and used tweezers to keep the stinger from coming out of the bee. So, the bee was not harmed in the experiment. Adam said that the sting on arm was a burning pain, like a match head and as time progress he could feel the pain spreading. His heart rate rose from 75 to 96 from the adrenaline and his blood pressure rose to 165/95 from 134/86 partially due to pain response.
A thermal imaging camera showed increase in body temperature around the site of the sting. Very quickly the site of the sting had swollen into a lump with a red spot in the center. They said that with antihistamine, the swelling should go down in a couple of hours.
Host Martha Kearney looked at some of the medicinal qualities of honey. In particular, how honey might fight bacteria. In some cases, honey stopped cell division or in another poked holes in the wall of the cell. The honey the researcher was using is special for medical use (in other words, don’t try this at home).
The host noted that pesticides, imported diseases and intensive farming are all contributing to the bees’ decline. What can we do to help? The example showed how he took a piece of land the size of half a tennis court, stripped off the lawn and sowed annual mix, lots of arable weeds, and perennials which should hold for seven years. It attracted a lot of bees and was very pretty.
Hive Alive part 2 was really interesting with some really good information. I enjoyed the hosts and the series of experts. The bee footage was terrific and I loved the different experiment.
If you have a chance to check this documentary out, I liked it. Let me know what you think.
Hello my friend @altportal how are you ?. Excellent, I miss your bee reviews. This time with a very important review since you talk about how was the experience of Professor Adam Hart who beaks the bee, I liked to read that the bee is removed without losing the sting, because the bee can continue living, because when she gets the sting she dies. At least that's something I did not know and I'm glad to have learned this today with your publication. Without a doubt, it was an excellent experiment, since you as a lover of beekeeping, you could nourish a little more with this information, more than you already know. Personally, I am allergic to bee stings, once I bite one and I get a lot of bite, I can say that it is the only time I have been bitten by a bee. Thanks for this review my friend, it was very interesting and I really liked reading it completely. Greetings, I hope you have an excellent day.
How are you today? I was already waiting for your summary of the bees, by the way that photo looks very close I like it.
That is true honey has so many benefits I did not know that it can fight bacteria usually in my country is used for when you have flu prepare a lemon tea with honey and is very effective for the flu also prepare it with garlic and honey of course for when there is flu and those things
How are you today @altportal interesting read a bit of this documentary I learned a lot from bees thanks to you. If it is true bees to bite a person die because their stringer that certainly did not know that that was his name is clear of the bee and a few hours dies, it is interesting to read a little about this experiment, I think bees work a lot for me they are hardworking
It would be great to see this documentary I really like how you tell it so surely this is good the bad thing is that I do not have Netflix I should have dollars to hire it.
Now the doctor had a lot of courage to be bitten by a bee, it has happened to me a few times and it is a bit painful here in my country for that to come down, it is usually urinated in the bee sting, it is a somewhat disgusting but very effective remedy for it to pass the inflammation
Magnificent photograph of the bee. But bees are biting painfully. A bee sting can give an allergic reaction. But honey is good for health!
You're right. All chemicals kill bees. Bees live only in ecologically clean territory. People have good health where bees live. I wish you health!
Sir @altportal,
the bee is an amazing insects. It is a sign of loyality, hard working, friendship, unity. Your review is really so good sir. Go on. keep up your sharing sir. Just waiting for the next from you sir.
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