The Business of Bees
Producers Jodie Buller and Alex Westcott took to the fields, the farmers' market, and the research labs in an effort to understand why bee populations are struggling. Modern management practices, folk anecdotes, impacts of environmental degradation, and cutting-edge bee genetics and the neuroscience of chemical exposure: explore the research, the reasons and the explanations surrounding this disturbing phenomena.
This hour long documentary examines the threats to pollinator health from the perspective of Skagit Valley beekeepers, scientists, and the USDA. Explore cutting edge research into bee genetics and the neuroscience of chemical exposure, as well as the impacts of environmental degradation and modern management practices.
Monday, September 1st at 9pm on 88.9.