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Vanishing of the Bees (Documentary Film) Trailer

"Vanishing of the Bees, which is being supported by The Co-operative in conjunction with distributors Dogwoof, explores the mysterious disappearance of bees across the planet and the fact that no one knows why their numbers are falling so rapidly. http://www.co-operative.coop/corporat...

Published on Friday, October 2, 2009 by ABC News

New Film Seeks Answer to Mystery of Vanishing Bees by Mike Collett-White

LONDON - A new documentary seeks to unravel the mystery of why billions of honey bees have been disappearing from hives across the United States, and concludes that the chief suspect is pesticides.

"Vanishing of the Bees," which has a limited theatrical release in Britain from next week, follows the fate of a group of U.S. beekeepers hit by Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which first struck in 2004 and made U.S. headlines three years later.

Countless bees would suddenly vanish, leaving an empty hive but few bodies, and the phenomenon has variously been linked to mites, disease, genetically modified crops, mobile phones and, in the words of one beekeeper, "PPB," or "piss-poor beekeeping."

While the cause has yet to be established, the film suggests there is a link to pesticides, and particularly those applied to seeds as opposed to sprayed on existing plants.

Other factors could also contribute, it added, including the fact that bees are being transported long distances to pollinate single crops, or monocultures, rather than producing honey.

(continue: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/10/02-4)

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