Monday, November 1, 2010

No, it's not all aout movies.... (it's supposed to be all about Permaculture)

And yet...
http://www.facebook.com/vanishingbees?v=wall
http://www.vanishingbees.com

New movie launched in America in August.
I heven't seen it yet, but having watched the trailer, I urge everyone to go and see it, or to host a "Vanishing of the Bees" house party, and get the story out to as many as possible.  
There are many theories about Colony Collapse disorder. Until we find out for sure what is causing it, there are some things we can do:
Lobby governments the world over for better studies on pesticides (also, grow your own food or buy organic), their effect on honey bees and humans, and their persistence in the environment.  Prefferably studies NOT run by the companies producing the poisons.

Plant more flowering plants.  Roses are lovely, but modern roses actually offer very little to honey bees. Find plants for your location that produce plenty of nectar and grow them without insecticides (or other pesticides).

Change Agriculture.  This is outside the scope of many people, (other than inthe purchasing choices we make) but massive monoculture is likely to be a contributing factor: bees eating from only one plant are not going to get all the nutrition they need.  Somthing as simple as having multpile flowering groundcovers in an orchard, or having one tree in ten  be something other than the main crop.  And clearly, cut out the use of chemical pest controls as much as possible.  Reduce the total poison load on the environment, even if we can't get rid of them altogether.
Now... I just need to find the money so I can screen the movie here. 

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