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The Last of the Honeybees

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A moving film about the plight of honeybees throughout the world focuses on three American beekeepers whose colonies are being destroyed by an unknown force.

Through the stories of Nicole Ulibarri from Montana, Eric Mills from Carolina and Matt Hutchens from Washington State, film director Jeremy Simmons follows their epic journey with their hives to the biggest event on the beekeepers' calendar - the pollination of the almond groves of California.

But in common with many of the world's beekeepers, the three are suffering from unexplained colony collapse disorder (CCD) which results in devastating consequences not just for the bees but for the beekeepers whose livelihoods are at stake.

The film hints at the global consequences if CCD continues unchecked: the possibility that the crops, fruit and flowers that humanity rely on will not be pollinated and will die out...



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Last Updated ( Saturday, 30 January 2010 )
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