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1974: The Man Who Talks to BEES | Look Stranger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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24:21Now Playing"I do get stung, I get stung quite often - generally speaking cuz I've done the wrong things."
Peter Springall is a Londoner with a countryman's way with bees. Some 40 stocks thrive on his technique of handling them gently and respecting their wishes. He is convinced that when he talks to his bees they talk back.
Clip taken from Look Stranger, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 1 April, 1974.
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