After being wrapped in restriction tape put around a hole in their tree, Dale is mistaken for a replacement queen bee while the actual one is busy giving birth. Chip takes the tape to assume control of her bee colony, but when Chip becomes an easily annoyed dictator, Dale is forced to confront his friend. When their house becomes stuffed, Chip makes Dale clean up, causing Dale to become obsessed with cleaning out their tree, making the tree become empty, but trouble arises when Dale insists on getting rid of their prized nut. Dale comes across a spider-like alien who gives him a midnight snack and he becomes obsessed with the alien's return, with Chip not believing him.