New film looks at the buzz around the worldwide bee crisis
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
New film looks at the buzz around the worldwide bee crisis
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
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For years now, the global bee population has been in decline. Some refer to it as Colony Collapse Disorder, which means the hives and honey are still there but the bee population dwindles. A new film takes on some of the possible culprits – from pesticides to corporate farming.
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? opens in Chicago Friday at the Music Box Theatre. Queen of the Sun’s director and producer Taggert Siegel will be there opening night – but first he spoke to Eight Forty-Eight.
Music Button: Medeski Martin & Wood, “Queen Bee”, form the CD End of the World Party, (Blue Note)