03x01 - In a Beehive

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Girl: ok, tim,
delivering papers

I understand--

But honey?

Tim: what can I say,
wanda?

I've been
delivering honey

From my grandpa's
bee farm all summer.

I just needed help
this morning

Because the load's so big,

But if you don't
want to split

The $4.00 delivery fee...

Hey, I'm happy to help,

But how come everybody
ordered so much honey

All of a sudden?

Tim: well, it's the last
delivery of the year,

And grandpa's customers
want to stock up

For the winter.

Take 2.

Why? Doesn't your
grandpa have honey

To sell
in the wintertime?

No. I just don't think
he likes cold weather.

I don't
blame him.

I hate
the cold.

Then you'd better get out
your long underwear

Because there's
going to be

A big frost tonight.

How many more
houses to go?


Get moving because...

[Buzz]

Yikes! A bee!

Watch out!

Yah!

Aah!

[Crash]

Tim: oof!

Tim: oh, no.

All that honey
down the drain!

What are we going to do?
What are we going to do?

What are we going
to do?

So you know what
we're going to do?

We're going to
convince ms. Frizzle

To take us to my
grandpa's bee farm.

I've got to
get more honey.

[Whirring]

Hive alive, class.

Class: ms. Frizzle!

Did somebody
call me honey?

Not me,
ms. Frizzle.

No way.

Doesn't she ever
come in the door?

Um, actually...we were
talking about going

To my grandpa's bee farm

To get more honey
from his bees

Because the jars
broke,

And the honey
went down the drain.

Girl: ms. Frizzle.

Um, I don't think
it's right

To just go
and take honey

From the bees.

But, phoebe,

If you don't take it
from the bees,

Where are we
supposed to get it?

I don't know,

But we can't
take it from the bees.

Of course we can.

That's why
they make it--

So we can take it.

And what
makes you so sure?

To take honey
from bees

Or not to take honey
from bees.

That is
the question.

So what's the answer,
ms. Frizzle?

♪ A-honeying we will go ♪

♪ A-honeying we will go ♪

♪ Hive h* the dairy-o ♪

♪ A-honeying we will go ♪

[Sniffing]

Ah.

Don't you
just love it

When you get
that little nip

In the air?

No doubt about it,
winter is on its way.

The farmers
are harvesting

The last of the corn

Before tonight's frost.

Boy: the cold
must be catching.

Even the squirrels
are going nuts.

Ms. Frizzle: and today
is our last chance this year

To see all
these beautiful flowers

Before the cold
finishes them off.

Tim: ms. Frizzle,
wait!

This isn't the way to
my grandpa's bee farm.

Who said anything
about going

To your grandpa's
bee farm?

I knew it!
This is a field trip.

Ms. Frizzle:
that's right, arnold.

A trip to a field.

Isn't it beautiful?

It's great,
ms. Frizzle,

But why stop to look
at flowers

When what we need
is honey?

Yikes!
Another bee!

And a honey
of a bee it is, too.

Wait a minute, tim.

Where there's
a honeybee,

There's
bound to be a hive.

Tim: you're right!

And where there's
a beehive,

There's
bound to be honey.

Follow that bee!

Single file,
please.

Whoa!

Ugh!

Ugh!

Where did it go?

Where's
the bee?

We lost it.

[Whistle]

[Tweet]

All aboard
the beeline express.

Time to buzz off, bus.

Tim: I don't see
that bee anywhere.

Now how are we
going to find the hive?

Dorothy ann: listen.

It sounds like
a lot of bees.

It's getting louder.

Hive at 5!
Hive at 5!

Hold it!

Ugh!

Oof!

Tim, you've got to
stop doing that.

Look. There's the hive.

Tim: awesome!

Arnold: worrisome.

There must be
a kazillion bees

In there.

And a ton of honey.

Phoebe: even if
we could get it out,

We can't take honey
from that hive.

It belongs to the bees.

But what good is it
doing the bees, phoebe?

I don't know.

But they must use it
for something,

Or else
why would they make it?

If we got closer,

We could look inside
and find out.

Dorothy ann, do the words
"honey, I stung the kids"

Mean anything to you?

All right,
you weaselly wimps,

I'll go.

Wow!

Check this out.
It's like a factory in here.

They're busy as bees.

Tell them to take
a lunch break

So we can
get the honey.

Oh, no. We're under attack!

Wanda: back to the bus!

[Bees buzzing]

Ah, but it's the perfect time
to study bee-havior.

We need to
get that honey!

Too bad we're not
one of those bees.

Then they'd leave us alone.

Dynamic deduction.

Wanda, quick.
Take it back!

Oh, bee calm, arnold.

Wanda's made a most
bee-fitting suggestion.

I knew I should have
stayed home today.

Go on, liz.
Do your bees wax.

Kids: aah.

Ouch.

Hey, look.
We're bees.

Yeah, and you're
a phoe-bee.

And you're
a frizz-bee.

Ha ha ha.

Everyone: carlos.

Come on, everyone.

It's time to take chances,
make mistakes.

And get stung.
I'm not going.

Wanda: chill, arnold.
It's perfectly safe.

We're
one of them now.

Well, not yet,
you're not.

Hit it, liz.

Wanda: hey, what
is this?

Pew.
Yuck.

It's eau de hive--
a pheromone, actually.

Now we not only
look like bees,

We smell like bees.

Hold down the bus, liz.
We're going in.

Tim: to the hive!

Watch out!

Everyone: let's
get out of here!

Wow! Those pheromones
really worked.

They thought we were
bees from their hive

And passed us by.

Come on!

Hey! I made it
through alive.

You're an unstung hero,
arnold.

This is
incredible.

Dorothy ann: there's
a zillion bees

Crawling all over.

Tim: where's the honey?

Um, heh heh.
Hello.

Ah, what does he
want me to do?

Actually, it's not
a he, ralphie.

All the worker bees
in here are shes.

Maybe she wants to
bee your honey.

Carlos!

She's sharing her food
with you, ralphie.

In a hive, it's one for all
and all for one.

[Gulps]

If you say so,
ms. Frizzle.

[Slurp slurp]

[Gulp]

Hey. This stuff
is terrific!

It's sweet
and delicious.

What's
ralphie doing?

According to
my research,

Every bee
has a proboscis.

It's kind of like
a tongue that they use

To gather food and
share with one another.

Carlos: yum.
What is it?

Where did
they get it?

Hey! I bet
it's flower nectar.

Remember back when we
went inside the flower

In mr. Seedplot's garden,

And we saw the bees
drinking up all the nectar?

So is that nectar
they're upchucking

Into these
honeycomb cells?

Mmm. Taste it
and see.

It is nectar!

There may be nectar
in that cell...

But there's honey
in this one.

Mmm-mm.

So where does
the honey come from?

Carlos: look at this!

It looks like these bees
are stirring the nectar.

And these bees are
fanning the cells

With their wings.

Nectar is thin
and watery, right?

[Slurps]

Mmm, but honey's thick
and syrupy.

Well, maybe the bees
fan and stir the nectar

To evaporate the water.

That would make it
thicker, wouldn't it?

Bee's-eye, tim!

Honey is made from
thickened nectar.

But nectar is
seriously yummy

As it is.

Why turn it
into honey?

I bet it lasts longer
when it's thicker,

Like my grandma's
strawberry preserves.

Yum.

Oh, a bee-dazzling
process, isn't it?

So to replace
grandpa's honey

That went down the drain,

All we have to do is
take this honey and--

Tim, I don't think
the bees want us

To take their honey.

They're plugging up
the cells.

And look. This bee's
mixing honey

With that orange stuff

And feeding it
to the larva.

You see, tim?
They do need the honey.

They don't make it
for us.

They make it
for themselves

And their babies.

Wanda: and if we take it,
they'd have to make more,

Which would be ok,

Except that after
tonight's frost,

The flowers
will be gone.

You're right, wanda.

No more flowers, no more
nectar, no more honey!

If we take their honey,

These bees won't make it
through the winter.

So, as my great-aunt beatrice
used to say,

"It behooves you
to behave like the bees."

You mean
make our own honey.

Ralphie: why not?

We collect some
delicious nectar...

Wanda: upchuck it
into a honeycomb...

Stir it to
help it thicken...

Carlos: and when it
turns into honey,

We're in bees-ness.

All we need to do is
find some flowers.

Can we do it in time?

We won't know
until we try.

Let's jive out of
this hive.

Wanda: there's some
flowers over there.

Yahoo!

Hey.
What's the deal?

No nectar.

The bees must have already
sucked these flowers dry.

Ms. Frizzle:
and a good thing, too.

Soon it will be
bye-bye, flowers,

Until next spring.

We've got to find
some flowers

That still have nectar,
and fast!

Ok. Let's
split up.

We can cover
more ground.

Tim: good idea.

Come on, liz.

We need all the help
we can get.

It's time to
go bee-zerk.

Ms. Frizzle
nectar-h*!

We're too late.

These flowers
have had it.

Keep looking.

[Sipping]

Aw, nuts.

Not a drop of nectar
left here, either.

How do bees
do this, anyway?

Tim: you'd think making
the honey was the hard part,

But finding the nectar
to make it with is even harder.

Come on. Let's look
somewhere else.

There aren't any
flowers anywhere.

We need more time.

Ms. Frizzle: unfortunately,
jack frost waits for no one.

Wait, I smell
something.

Flowers! Fresh flowers!

Ah! You bet
your bee-py.

Goldenrod,
if I'm not mistaken.

This way!

Nectar city!
Start gathering!

Wanda: I sure
hope the others

Find this field.

This nectar's great,

But we'll never be able
to carry it back

All on our own.

We need help.

There's
no time to lose.

Ms. Frizzle, we've
got to tell the others

Where the nectar is.

I think that
could be arranged.

[Whistles]

That lizard's got
a bee in her bonnet.

Did you find
any nectar?

Not one drop.

Same here.

Huh? Is it just me,

Or is liz trying to
tell us something?

I think she's
found nectar.

Over there!

Whew! I'm full,
and there's still tons

Of nectar left.

Not for long.
Help is on the way.

Tank up on nectar,
guys,

And head back
to the hive.

See you soon.

Oh, come on, liz,

We don't want
to fall bee-hind.

All set, everyone?

Here we go!

[Engine sputtering]

[Roar]

What was that?

I do believe it's
an ursus americanus.

Girl: a bear?

Step on it, liz!

Yay, liz!

Come on,
the hive's not far now.

This way!

Come on, bus.
You can do it.

Yay! We made it!

Are you
all right, liz?

Hey, what happened
to all our nectar?

You mean all that work
and we only filled

A few honeycomb cells?

This honeymaking business
is harder than it looks.

We've got to keep
going back and forth

Until we've got enough.

Come on!

All: aah!

Yikes!

Let's get out
of here!

He's wrecking
the place!

Oh, bad! Oh, bad!

Oh, bad, bad, bad!

The bees
scared him away.

They made him run.

Man, what a disaster.

All the honey is gone.

Phoebe: the bees won't have
enough food

To last
through the winter.

They'll starve.

And it's
all our fault.

It was because
of us that the bear

Found the hive.

Wait.
We can help them.

We know where there's lots
of delicious nectar,

Remember?

Yeah, but how
do we tell them?

Beauty of
a question, tim.

How would you
communicate with a bee?

Sting it a song?
Press a buzzer?

Drop it a beeline?

Well, I'm not sure.

Since they
don't understand words,

Maybe we could use
some kind of sign language.

Let's take chances,
make mistakes.

Get buzzzzzy!

Hey, guys, I've got
something for you.

Delicious nectar.
Yum! Yum!

This way!

They don't
get it, tim.

Come on, bees! Listen up!

This is vital information.

Flowers. Lots of them.
Nectar. Big meadow.

Far away.

Oh, how am I ever going
to make them understand?

Phoebe: wait, tim,
you've got their attention.

It's like they're
waiting for you

To do something.

Yeah, but...what?

Too bad I don't
have a book

On bee communication.

But I do.

[Whistles]

Toss me
my buzzby bumble's

bee dances
for beginners, liz.

Dances? You mean
bees communicate

By dancing?

You better bee-lieve it.

I hope this works.
Let's see.

To tell the bees
they have to fly

A long way,

I have to...

And to tell them
which way to fly,

It looks like
I'm supposed to...

It's working.
The bees are catching on.

They're
really bee-bopping.

Carlos!

It's the bee's knees,
all right.

Let me try, tim!

Carlos: I think
they've got it.

Why, bus,
I had no idea

You were
so graceful.

Do you dip?

Do you think
they understand?

Let's hope so.

If they don't find
those flowers

Before the frost,

They're going
to be goners.

They're going!
They got the message!

Oh, I hope we gave them
the right directions.

There's only one way
to find out for sure.

It worked! We danced
the directions to the bees,

And they got it!

They got it,
all right.

Look at them go!

Arnold: yeah,
but will they be able

To get
enough nectar?

We sure didn't.

There were only
10 of us, arnold.

There's
thousands of bees

Working out here.

You can't beet it, arn.

All it takes to bring in
the harvested nectar

Just in time

Is a little bee dance
and a lot of bees.

And a lot of bees
means

A lot of nectar,

Which means
a lot of honey.

We did it!

We helped save
the hive.

Yay!

Come on,

Let's help them
dry out the nectar.

Go, go, go, guys!
Beat those wings!

I'll tell you this:

For someone who was
afraid of bees,

I've sure become a fan.

Arnold!

Well, it looks
like the bees

Are going to be able
to make enough honey

To last through
the winter.

But what about
the honey to finish up

Your grandpa's deliveries?

Well, I don't know.

Even if we could
collect enough nectar,

How could we possibly
turn it into honey

And get it home
in time?

One hive, 2 hive,
beehive!

Any questions, class?

All right,
find those flowers.

Tim: and what do we have?

Class: honey, honey,
and more honey!

Yahoo!

Here's your last
honey home delivery

Of the season,
mr. Drone.

Oh, my! Mmm!

Oh, my! Oh, my!

Tim, your grandfather's
honey is always tops,

But this year's batch
is the best yet.

Give my regards
to the bees.

I will!

See you
next spring.

He liked it!
He really liked it!

A honey of a job, tim.

And as I always say,

Nothing like honey to take
the sting out of winter.

Is this the magic
school bus?

Is this the magic
school bus?

Is this the magic
school bus?

...magic school bus?

...magic school bus?

...magic school bus?

I want the magic school bus!

I want
the magic school bus!

[Telephone ringing]

Thanks, liz.

Magic school bus.
Producer speaking.

What's the buzz?

Boy: I just saw
your show on bees,

And what I want
to know is,

Could honeybees
really

Gather enough
nectar in one day

To make enough honey

To get them through
the whole winter?

We stretched
the truth here,

But given enough
nectar-rich flowers,

A strong hive can make
enough honey for the winter

In a week or 2.

And what do beekeepers
like tim's grandpa do?

I thought honey
came from the wild.

Actually, almost
all of the honey

We buy in the store

Comes from bee farms,

And beekeepers
are the people

Who harvest the honey.

Man-made hives
are much bigger

And have a lot more bees
than wild hives,

So they make and
store a lot more honey

Than wild bees do.

And as long as the hive
makes more honey

Than it needs,

The beekeeper can sell
the extra honey

Without hurting
the hive.

Boy: I don't feel
so bad, then,

'Cause I love
a little honey

On my toast
for breakfast.

Just so you know,
it would take one bee

About 100 trips from
the flowers to the hive

To make enough honey for
just one piece of toast.

That's amazing.

But with 10,000 bees
working together,

It goes pretty fast.

That makes sense,
but I have to admit

I found that
dancing stuff

Pretty unbelievable.

Do bees really dance
to tell each other

Where to find nectar?

Un-bee-lievable,
but true.

Actually, bees communicate
even more information

Than we showed,

And we still don't
know everything

They can tell each other
with their dances.

Boy: just one more thing.

I've never heard
so many bad bee jokes before.

Thank you very much.

Boy: want to
hear another?

Uh, sure.
Why not?

Boy: what do you get
when you cross a seagull

With a bee?

What?

A bee-gull.
[Beagle]

Hey, thanks for calling
the magic school bus.

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