I watched this documentary with my dd yesterday. I had no idea what was happening to the bee population or how important it is. There are bee keepers that have thousands of bees that they keep in hives to send to farms to pollinate their crops. I was unaware of this practice. I just thought there were bees in nature everywhere. These bee keepers are having what they call colony collapse. The bees are disappearing and leaving the hives basically empty, but they are not finding dead bees. So the film talks about what they think is going on and how it could impact our food supply.
This has happened all over the world. The one thing they talked about at the end of the film that we could do is plant a garden of flowers so that the bees in our area have lots of healthy food, so don't use pesticides.
Linda
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Hi Linda!
I think this is such an interesting topic. A friend of mine just got an ordinance passed in our city, to enable people living in the city limits to keep bee hives. I know it's common practice in other parts of the country, but we really don't have many bees anymore, and it's scary. We live in potato country, and bees are such an essential part of farming here. I do agree that pesticides play a huge roll in the destruction of the bee colonies - everyone uses them these days, not just the farmer. They are so readily available to the public. I know, here in Idaho, we have had such a problem with Hobo spiders - they are everywhere! I know so many people who spay pesticide on a monthly basis to keep their population under control, inside and out...what else is it killing? Probably the bees.
Great thought provoking post - I am going to watch this documentary.
Hugs,
Barb
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