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Queen Me

Season 1 Episode 4 | 54m 47s

Charlie takes the city of San Antonio by storm, removing bees from a derelict jet engine, rehabbing a hive at the fabled San Antonio Zoo, and getting into the art of raising, then re-queening colonies. Charlie takes on an eager 5-year-old apprentice beekeeper for a big removal out on an old Texas ranch, then squeaks by a hive inspection by the official state apiary inspector.

Aired: 01/28/22 | Expires: 04/01/23
Charlie Bee Company is presented by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and is distributed by American Public Television.
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Charlie rides along in the biggest bee migration in the world, from Texas to almonds in California!
Charlie catches the commercial beekeeping fever then drops the mic in a wild music video.
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