Vanishing of the Bees Builds Buzz Around What's Killing Off Honey Bees

[Joanne98]

George Langworthy and Maryam Henein started following the issue of Colony Collapse Disorder and the mystery around disappearing bees when it first broke four years ago. Realizing the significance of what was happening, they put everything into getting the story out and becoming bee advocates. They created Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Ellen Page.

“We consider the documentary Vanishing of the Bees to be not just a movie -- but a movement,” says Langworthy. The film has led to partnerships with beekeepers, gardeners, local farmers, environmentalists and food advocates. “The massive concern for bees from people in all walks of life and all around the world has been amazing and inspiring.”

Everyone should be concerned about bees. These hardworking pollinators are responsible for as much as one-third of our food, as well as keeping wildlife habitats healthy. And bees are in trouble.

The Vanishing of the Bees team started out promoting everyday actions people can take, like "voting with your fork." But when the WikiLeaks story around the pesticide clothianidin broke, their activism became more political.

http://animals.change.org/blog/view/ivanishing_of_the_beesi_builds_buzz_around_whats_killing_off_honey_bees

I don't know why the conservatives complain about the EPA, they seem to do everything the corporations tell them to do!

[Orrex]

1. I suspected that the cellphone theory was nonsense from the first time that I heard it

but I confess that I wasn't aware of the clothianidin problem.

Now, I only hope that digging through Wikileaks won't get me put on a watch-list...

[Joanne98]

2. LOL

[Sonoman]

3. Our Town is hosting a two-day seminar on getting and keeping bees...

at the Grange Hall in February.

Our Town Council just passed an ordinance allowing us to keep hives within the City limits, which are all of two miles square.

I am so looking forward to having bees in my backyard.

Sonoman