Why are bees so important, and why they are disappearing? The Chestertown Environmental Committee’s film and lecture series continues this Thursday, April 7, 6:30 pm at Sumner Hall, with the film, Vanishing of the Bees. Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives.
Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries and a hundred other fruits and vegetables. Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables.
Narrated by Ellen Page, Vanishing of the Bees follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.
The Chestertown Environmental Series lectures and films are held the first Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm at Sumner Hall, 206 South Queen St. The series is curated by Margo Bailey, and is sponsored by the Town of Chestertown. For more information, and a short video about creating a pollinator habitat, go to https://www.chestertown.com/environment.
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