Charles Pol, Beth Pol, and Bridget Kavanagh lead a pregnant merino sheep to Ben's trailer to transport them back to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0031_f.jpg
Charles Pol, Beth Pol, and Bridget Kavanagh lead a pregnant merino sheep to Ben's trailer to transport them back to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0030_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Beth Pol lead a pregnant merino sheep to Ben's trailer to transport them back to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0029_f.jpg
Bridget Kavanagh, the original owner of the merino sheep, smiles while meeting with the Pol family. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0028_f.jpg
Charles Pol smiles with Beth Pol by the Pol family's beehives, after setting up large hay bales as a barrier to protect the hives from strong winter winds. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0027_f.jpg
Beth Pol smiles while looking at Ben Reinhold by the Pol family's snowy beehives. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0026_f.jpg
Beth Pol and Ben Reinhold look at the Pol family farm's bee hives covered in snow. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0025_f.jpg
A crew member films Charles Pol driving a tractor while Beth Pol pushes a bale of hay into the bucket to transport it to the bee hives so it can block strong winter winds from harming the hives. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0024_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold stands outside in the snow at the Pol family's farm while moving hay bales to protect the bee hives from strong winter winds. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0023_f.jpg
A pregnant merino sheep stands in the Pol family farm's snowy animal pasture. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0022_f.jpg
A pregnant merino sheep stands in the snowy Pol family farm animal pasture. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0021_f.jpg
The Pol family's pet goat, Nono, stands outside in the snow at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0020_f.jpg
Two emus stand in the snowy Pol family farm animal pasture. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0019_f.jpg
Four pregnant merino sheep stand outside of the sheep hut, in the snowy Pol family farm animal pasture. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0018_f.jpg
Pregnant merino sheep stand in the snowy Pol family farm animal pasture. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0017_f.jpg
Snow falls on the Pol family farm's garden and pond. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0016_f.jpg
Charles Pol checks on the animals in the Pol family farm's muddy animal pasture, now that spring has arrived. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0015_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol head to the barn to plan out the lambing pen they need to build for the pregnant merino sheep that are due to give birth soon. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0014_f.jpg
Ben Reinhold, Dr. Pol, and Charles Pol discuss their plans for the Pol family farm's new lambing pen, where the merino sheep will give birth. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0012_f.jpg
Beth Pol calls Dr. Meghan Milbrath, a bee expert, to get some advice on how to best set up the Pol family's bee colony that survived the winter. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0010_f.jpg
Beth Pol calls Meghan Milbrath, a bee expert, to get advice on how to best prepare the Pol family's surviving bee colony for Spring. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0009_f.jpg
Beth Pol calls Dr. Meghan Milbrath, a bee expert, to update her on the Pol family's bee colonies now that winter has ended and Spring is here. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0008_f.jpg
Beth Pol inspects the Pol family's bee colony that didn't make it through the winter and finds varroa mites. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0007_f.jpg
Beth Pol inspects the status of the Pol family's bee colonies now that winter has ended and it's springtime in Michigan. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0006_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Ben Reinhold set up a wall of wood pallets for the lambing pen at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0004_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Beth Pol lead a pregnant merino sheep they just purchased from their pen to Ben Reinhold's trailer to transport them back to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0003_f.jpg
Charles Pol and Beth Pol stand outside of the merino sheep pen at Michigan Merinos and Happy Goat Lucky Ewe Fiber Farm. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0001_f.jpg
Beth Pol adds sugar water to the Pol family's hive that survived the Michigan winter. (National Geographic)Episode: #12 "Runaway Flock"Air Date 02/10/2024112_RunawayFlock_IncrediblePolFarm_0005_f.jpg
