Chris Richmond
New Bee
More4: Tuesday March 2, 22:00 (repeated a few hours later at 01:45)
True Stories: Last of the Honeybees (repeated from October)
The series showcasing international and domestic documentaries presents Jeremy Simmons' moving film about three American beekeepers as they move their hives thousands of miles to the Californian almond groves for pollination season. But like many of the world's apiarists, the three are suffering from unexplained colony collapse disorder, which can be disastrous to the bees and to the beekeepers' livelihoods. The film also hints at the global consequences of this phenomenon continuing unchecked
True Stories: Last of the Honeybees (repeated from October)
The series showcasing international and domestic documentaries presents Jeremy Simmons' moving film about three American beekeepers as they move their hives thousands of miles to the Californian almond groves for pollination season. But like many of the world's apiarists, the three are suffering from unexplained colony collapse disorder, which can be disastrous to the bees and to the beekeepers' livelihoods. The film also hints at the global consequences of this phenomenon continuing unchecked