Motown
09-01-2009, 05:51 PM
World Premiere: September 12, 2009 on Planet Green
The Last Beekeeper, produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, follows the lives of three commercial beekeepers in South Carolina, Montana, and Washington. Over the course of a year they struggle to come to terms with the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. CCD threatens crops and world food supply along with the livelihoods of beekeepers.
The documentary follows the pilgrimage of the bees and beekeepers to the largest beekeeping event of the year—the mass pollination of California's almonds. The interconnectedness between bees and humankind becomes apparent as we learn exactly how much we depend on these waning insects. It is not just a bee or beekeepers' problem; it is a problem for us all.
The Last Beekeeper, produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, follows the lives of three commercial beekeepers in South Carolina, Montana, and Washington. Over the course of a year they struggle to come to terms with the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. CCD threatens crops and world food supply along with the livelihoods of beekeepers.
The documentary follows the pilgrimage of the bees and beekeepers to the largest beekeeping event of the year—the mass pollination of California's almonds. The interconnectedness between bees and humankind becomes apparent as we learn exactly how much we depend on these waning insects. It is not just a bee or beekeepers' problem; it is a problem for us all.