Are “Killer Bees” our only Hope? | 4K Nature Documentary

One third of everything you eat exists because of bees. Not thousands of species of bees mostly just one. The western honeybee. And it is dying. Around the world, honeybee populations have collapsed at a rate that has left scientists alarmed and farmers desperate. The causes are complex, but one culprit stands out above all others: the varroa mite, a parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of bees and their larvae. If we lose the honeybee, we lose the crops it pollinates. And the question scientists are now racing to answer is one of the most important of our time: who will pollinate our food in the future? This nature documentary travels across three continents to find out! Joining researchers on the frontlines of one of nature's most urgent crises. One solution: The wild bee revolution! Across the world, thousands of native solitary and wild bee species have been quietly overlooked by science. Some, like the squash bee, exist in an almost poetic one-to-one relationship with a single plant. Others are far more versatile. The answer to the pollination crisis may not lie with the honeybee at all. It may lie in the rich, largely unexplored universe of wild bees that has been hiding in our gardens, fields and forests all along. But first, we need to understand them. And that work has only just begun. Our food supply depends on what scientists discover next. 🔔 Subscribe to Terra Mater for more landmark nature and science documentaries 👍 Like this video if you'll never look at a bee the same way again 💬 Did you know wild bees could replace the honeybee? Share your thoughts below 📽️ Facts Written & Directed: Dennis Wells Executive producers: Andrea Gastgeb, Sabine Holzer Production companies: Produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios and taglicht media in association with Smithsonian Channel 🔗 More about the production: https://www.terramater.at/productions... Chapters: 00:00 Secrets of the Bee Hive 01:20 Honey Bee in Crisis 02:54 Wild Bees to the Rescue! 05:50 Leaf Cutter Bees are Important Pollinators! 08:31 Africanised Bees fight Varroa Mites in Mexico 14:22 Wild Africanised Bees invade Honey Bee Hive 18:00 Are Honey Bees Dangerous for Panamas Jungles? 21:50 Orchid Bees are totally into Perfume 26:00 There are Stingless Bees that build Stone Nests! 31:30 West Virgina, Bumblebee Momma 37:50 Killer Bees in Puerto Rico become more Gentle! 39:40 In Vienna, Bees live on the Opera House 44:30 Back with Puerto Rico's Bees 47:20 Wild Bees are the Answer to better Pollination 48:35 The Almond Farmer gives Wild Bees a Chance! #honeybee #terramater #naturedocumentary #wildbees