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Rusty-Patched Rescue: Saving America's Wild Bees

Wild bees like the rusty-patched bumble bee are vanishing — but not without a fight. Conservation photographer Clay Bolt shares how a rare sighting sparked a nationwide effort to protect native pollinators. Shane joins Clay in Wisconsin to witness one of North America’s rarest bees and uncovers how pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change are threatening the future of wild bees.
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Clip Season 2 Episode 4 Length 04:11 Premiere: 07/16/25

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Season 2 Episodes

Vanishing Act
S2 E6 Length 55:39 Premiere Date 07/30/25

Dammed If You Do
S2 E5 Length 55:08 Premiere Date 07/23/25

The Honey Trap
S2 E4 Length 55:09 Premiere Date 07/16/25

Dressed to Kill
S2 E3 Length 55:09 Premiere Date 07/09/25

The Enemy of My Enemy
S2 E2 Length 55:13 Premiere Date 07/02/25

Shelf Life
S2 E1 Length 55:07 Premiere Date 06/25/25

Episode 4 Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/16/25

Rusty-Patched Rescue: Saving America's Wild Bees
Clip Length 04:11 Premiere Date 07/16/25

The Secret Life of Squash Bees
Clip Length 09:58 Premiere Date 07/16/25

The Pollination Economy: Inside America's Bee Crisis
Clip Length 12:42 Premiere Date 07/16/25

Season 2 Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/25/25

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The Honey Trap - S2 E4

Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species.

  • Sunday August 30, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET2
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Dammed If You Do - S2 E5

A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity's quest to conquer water.

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Vanishing Act - S2 E6

Tracing the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present, from fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope.

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Dressed to Kill - S2 E3

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