Show Me the Honey!

Presenter and bee enthusiast Maddie Moate, and professional beekeeper Curtis Thompson, lead five kids on a beekeeping and honey-making adventure. The five wannabee keepers don their bee suits and open a beehive for the very first time. During their first Bee School, the beekeepers learn how bees see colour, and how it helps them find food. They also paint hives ahead of the arrival of their very own colony of honeybees. The winner of the first weekly challenge is revealed, receiving the first Golden Honeybee of the series.

The five wanna-bee keepers conduct their very first hive inspections and discover how their colonies of honeybees are settling into their new homes. There’s trouble in two of the hives, and Maddie visits Harry in Loch Lomond to help locate his missing queen bee. At Bee School, they learn how bees communicate using a 'waggle dance' to direct their fellow worker bees to food. The beekeepers are set the challenge of designing and planting a pollen-rich paradise in their gardens, with the winner being awarded the next Golden Honeybee.

The five wannabe keepers continue their honey-making journey and compete for a coveted Golden Honeybee in the Bee B&B challenge.

The five wannabe beekeepers face swarms and missing queen bees as they compete for a coveted Golden Honeybee in the honey label design challenge.

The five wanna-beekeepers continue their apiarist adventure, looking after their colonies of honeybees in the hope of taking home the Show Me The Honey! trophy. Swarming hives and inclement weather are hampering the beekeepers’ chances of harvesting any honey ahead of the series grand finale. At bee school, they perform a pollinator survey and discover how vital insects are for the survival of life on earth. They are set the challenge of designing beeswax candles, with the winner being awarded the next Golden Honeybee.

The five wannabe beekeepers perform a pollinator survey and compete for the sixth and final Golden Honeybee in the honey-cooking challenge.

The five wanna-beekeepers complete their apiarist adventure, as they harvest their honey, fill their jars and hit the road, journeying to Glasgow for the Grand Finale. Only one can be crowned Beekeeper of the Year and take home the coveted Show Me The Honey trophy. Maddie and Curtis are joined by celebrity judge Ainsley Harriott, who helps them decide which beekeeper has produced the yummiest harvest, before he cooks up a sweet surprise with the winning honey.