Are these bees ‘flying under the influence’? Meet the boozy royal bees that go on a London ‘pub crawl’ in David Attenborough-narrated footage

As well as being the official residence of the Royal Family, Buckingham Palace is also home to four beehives.

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If you were ever allowed in, you'd find them in the centre of the Garden, on an island in the middle of the lake.

There, they have access to one of the finest rose collections in the land. But to make royal honey, they often have to venture outside the Palace walls.

And when temperatures in the capital start to rise, the nectar in flowers starts to ferment – creating a 'pub crawl' through London for the bees.

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