Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen

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Nature Documentary hosted by Geraldine James and published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Natural World series in 2007 - English narration

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First Aired: Wed 25 April, 2007, 9.00pm BBC Two
and Sun 29 April 6.10pm

There's no fiercer looking or more dangerous insect than the giant Japanese hornet. The film follows the life of a giant hornet queen as she emerges from hibernation and starts to build her colony in an old temple garden. At first she is vulnerable, fighting bad weather as she painstakingly constructs her paper nest. But as workers hatch, her empire gains strength and desperate for food the hornets start to search for their favorite meal – honeybee grubs.

A beekeeper monk witnesses the rising power of the giant hornet colony, and despite the hornets' attacks on his own bees he reveals a deep respect for these incredible predators.