The secret life of a honeybee, filmed on a single aster | 4K macro
1,284,093 views Premiered Oct 30, 2026 #macro #honeybee #nature
We spent three mornings on one aster in our garden, waiting for the same bee to come back. Shot on a 100 mm macro lens at 120 fps, then slowed down so you can watch the pollen baskets fill.
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@marenholt2 days ago
The moment at 6:41 where the pollen basket fills up in real time is unreal. I've kept bees for eleven years and never seen it this close.
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@dmitri.k1 day ago
Fun fact: a honeybee visits 50–100 flowers on a single foraging trip, and this one is doing it on what's basically a purple trampoline.
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@owenmakesthings1 day ago
What lens is this? The depth of field on the wings at 10:53 looks like focus stacking but it's moving footage.
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Thanks everyone! It's a 100 mm macro on a slider, shot at 120 fps. Full kit list is in the description. Next episode: the inside of the hive.
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@sunnyside_apiary20 hours ago
Showing this to my kids tonight. They keep asking why the bees 'dance' and the chapter at 10:53 explains it better than I ever could.
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@ines.paints14 hours ago
Paused at 3:20 to use as a painting reference. The color in this whole video is gorgeous.
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@rafa_outdoors5 hours ago
Asters in late October are a lifeline for bees before winter. Plant them, people!
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