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  • OK, this bee seems confused.

  • That leaf she's gnawing on is no flower.

  • But this is an alfalfa leafcutting bee.

  • She needs hunks of leaves to build her nest.

  • A lot of them.

  • All this is her lacy handiwork.

  • She hauls the pieces back home.

  • Leafcutters use them to line the inside of their nest.

  • In nature, she might use a nook and cranny in a log.

  • But here, her nest is in what's basically a bee apartment building.

  • A high-rise made of Styrofoam.

  • These markings help the bee find her way back to her personal condo.

  • You know, like, 7B.

  • And furnishing it takes a while, because, see that pile?

  • These are the pieces they dropped.

  • The bees are here to work in this alfalfa field in California.

  • They're from Europe originally, but farmers here use them because they have a real knack

  • for pollinating alfalfa flowers, which grow tiny seeds inside these curly pods.

  • Farmers use the seeds to plant new fields of alfalfa ...

  • which is grown to make hay ...

  • to feed these gals.

  • So, really, your glass of milk comes courtesy of these bees.

  • But pollinating alfalfa flowers is a lot trickier than it looks.

  • Even honeybees can't really hack it.

  • Here's why.

  • Alfalfa keeps its pollen locked away inside its flowers.

  • To get it, the bees have to step on a spring-loaded petal called a keel petal.

  • Here's how it works.

  • Pop!

  • It releases this column that has the pollen at the end.

  • It's calledtrippingthe flower.

  • Here it is again.

  • The column has some forcethe bee might get a good thwack in the face.

  • Leafcutting bees just don't care; they can take a punch.

  • Pop.

  • Pop.

  • Honeybees don't really like to tangle with that.

  • They'll usually step around gingerly, trying to sip nectar from the side without setting

  • it off.

  • Leafcutting bees get coated in pollen and bring it back home to their nest so they can

  • pack it in there to feed their growing babies.

  • Each one is bundled in a little leaf-wrapped bassinet.

  • Aw, there they are.

  • The siblings all lined up together.

  • A new generation of the toughest little bees around.

  • Hi.

  • It's Lauren.

  • We want to do something extra special: a filming expedition to Oaxaca, Mexico.

  • If just 1 in 1,000 of you support us on Patreon, this trip is totally on.

  • Let's do this.

  • Link in the description.

  • One more thing.

  • Our partner, PBS Digital Studios, wants to hear from you.

  • It's a survey, so we can make even better shows.

  • It takes about 10 minutes and you might win a sweet T-shirt.

  • That link is also in the description.

  • Thanks!

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