{"id":24632,"date":"2026-04-02T17:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24632"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:02:09","slug":"secrets-of-the-bees-premieres-4-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/secrets-of-the-bees-premieres-4-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Secrets of the Bees&#8221; Premieres 4 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RELEASES UN-BEE-LIEVEABLE TRAILER FOR <em>SECRETS OF THE BEES<\/em><\/strong> <strong>LED BY AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC<\/strong> <strong>EXPLORER BERTIE GREGORY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Two-Part Series, From National Geographic Explorer at Large and<\/strong> <strong>Academy Award<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-Winner James Cameron, Premieres on 4 April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Geographic has announced the next installment of the Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>-winning \u201cSecrets of\u201d franchise, <strong>SECRETS OF THE BEES<\/strong>, which will premiere with a double bill premiere on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, Starsat 221) on Saturday 4 April at 18:00 (CAT). The series will also air on Disney+ in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted and narrated by BAFTA and Emmy-winning National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory, <strong>SECRETS OF THE BEES<\/strong> uses groundbreaking filming technology to reveal the extraordinary world of bees. With the expertise of entomologist and fellow National Geographic Explorer Dr. Samuel Ramsey, the series uncovers their astonishing architecture and intelligence, unlocking their secrets and featuring never-before-filmed moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Secrets of the Bees | Official Trailer | Narrated by Bertie Gregory | National Geographic\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mej2usrRCl0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor its fifth anniversary, \u2018Secrets of\u2019 turns its lens to one of Earth\u2019s smallest yet most vital heroes: bees,\u201d says executive producer James Cameron. \u201cFar more than pollinators, bees are socially complex, fast-thinking individuals and the most important insects on our planet. Their impact on the natural world and humanity is immeasurable, and we\u2019re only just beginning to see how extraordinary they truly are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SECRETS OF THE BEES<\/strong> is produced by Silverback Films for National Geographic. Emmy Award-winners James Cameron and Maria Wilhelm for Lightstorm Earth are executive producers. For Silverback Films, Alastair Fothergill and Huw Cordey serve as series producers, and Nad\u00e9ge Laici serves as producer and director. Pam Caragol is executive producer for National Geographic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-extra-small-font-size\"><strong>How to tune in to National Geographic Wild:<\/strong><br \/>DSTV: Channel 182<br \/>StarTimes: 221 on DTH, 210 on DTT (250 on DTT in Uganda)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RELEASES UN-BEE-LIEVEABLE TRAILER FOR SECRETS OF THE BEES LED BY AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER BERTIE GREGORY The Two-Part Series, From National Geographic Explorer at Large and Academy Award\u00ae-Winner James Cameron, Premieres on 4 April 2026 National Geographic has announced the next installment of the Emmy\u00ae-winning \u201cSecrets of\u201d franchise, SECRETS OF THE BEES, which&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/04\/02\/secrets-of-the-bees-premieres-4-april-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Secrets of the Bees&#8221; Premieres 4 April 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-24632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-television","tag-national-geographic","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SecretsOfTheBees-banner.jpg?fit=600%2C66&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24634,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24632\/revisions\/24634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}