Bee Flight, Facts about how bees fly

http://www.beeawarenow.org/
Bees are not technically designed to fly, they are just not aerodynamically efficient.
So how do they fly. In this short clip from Channel 9 Australia on Richard Hammonds Invisible World you will get the first hand knowledge of how bees are capable of flying with the aid of slow motion camera work.
Bees are very important to our food source due to their pollination activates. Unfortunately they are being threatened by the varroa mite. Australia is the last continent not yet infected by this mite. It has been said that once the last bee dies we will have mass starvation in 5 years.

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• Bees
• flying insects
• amazing facts
• Bee

[AssyrianSoldier1933]

awesome. i came here to know this :D

[TheDilligan]

Hahaha Its that big joint from cheech and chong 1:54

[artuno1207]

I'm looking this up because this religious girl in my class says science can't prove why bees are able to fly, that only her "god" could make it happen. I said BS, and decided to ask the internet.

[jigmesam]

Hey cool, it works on a similar principle to the two stroke engine, vs 4 stroke!

[Robbenfan123]

this is strangely interesting

[bavar2005]

richard hammond! i learned something from you that wasnt about cars.

[bnc91]

Bumble bees are awesome... And so is Richard Hammond. :-)

[bigblakhorse]

I <3 Bumblebees :D

[mehrasp]

very nice thank you very much ...

[LongFingered]

wow, how awesome!!!