Documentary Buffs: We’ve got a new one for you to cue up. Check out these top 10 reasons to watch the documentary “Vanishing of the Bees“;
And here’s a taste;
And here are 10 reasons to give a buzz;
- We rely on honeybees for much of our food supply. Honeybees pollinate one in every three bites of food we eat.
- Bee populations are dwindling all over the world; the phenomenon is called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).
- Honeybees, a female society, teach us about the greater good, the sacred feminine and what it’s like to operate with a hive mentality.
- Pesticides are a major culprit behind CCD and if these modern day canaries are impacted that means we are too!
- Renowned eco-foodie and author Michael Pollan is featured in the film.
- Bee venom has been found to have medicinal properties, used for treating arthritis, multiple sclerosis and even fibromyalgia.
- A world without bees is a world without sweetness.
- Vanishing of the Bees is narrated by the amazing and talented Oscar-nominated Ellen Page.
- If we do not support the bees, we as a species will not survive.
- Education is the first stop toward effecting change. This is not only a movie, but a movement.
Bee the Change! Join the hive here: www.vanishingbees.com