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Vanishing of the Bees

Langworthy, George (Director) Rated:
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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 253 ratings
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Format Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Langworthy, George, Page, Ellen
Language English
Number Of Discs 1
Runtime 1 hour and 27 minutes

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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. 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. Filming across the US, in Europe, Australia and Asia, this documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and mother earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss. Conflicting options abound and after years of research, a definitive answer has not been found to this harrowing mystery.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.2 x 7.3 inches; 1.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ TMR-DV-67
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Langworthy, George
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2011
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ True Mind
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004SO26RE
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 253 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vanishing Bees
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2013
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I have been interested in bees for some time (have a love/hate relationship with them, as I have a phobia of them). Even so, I started watching this documentary assuming that it would be kind of dull. It was anything but--I lost track of time while watching, which is a first. Without giving things away, I was grateful to get insight into why migratory beekeepers would drive their hives all over the country, year after year--hint: it's not honey. Having read Following the Bloom several years ago, I have always had a soft spot for beekeepers, and the warmth that people in this film exuded towards their apiary friends was touching. Probably the best part about The Vanishing of the Bees is the sense that there is a solution. It may be hard to implement, but we know what it is.
Some other reviewers have compared this to "Food, Inc.," which was very eye-opening but dragged quite a bit and didn't necessarily point towards a specific solution to the problem of our food supply. Maybe this movie did a better job because it picked a specific "character" to follow and so had sharper focus. It's been a long time since I've been so happy about a film.
Yes, I still have a phobia of bees.
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Wilma K. Mussen
5.0 out of 5 stars PROTECT THE BEES
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
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This is a serious problem. I am glad it has finally been linked to genetically engineered seeds. These seeds are developed with a cell of a poisonous substance inserted into the formula which becomes part of the seed DNA. The plant reject insects and the fields do not have to be sprayed. However, the plants still bloom and bees visit the flowers proving disastrous for the bees. And, now Monarch butterflies are dying off and are also being linked to the GE seeds.

Even worse, the accumulative effects of humans consuming the crops is proving devastating over time leading to cancer. In one South American country where soybeans have been grown for over 10 years with GE seeds, many cases of cancer and birth defects are showing up where these cases used to be rare.

Monsanto, the manufacturer of these seeds, conducted 90 day tests. Accumulative effects do not begin to show or take effect until past 90 days.
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AZ Tammy
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013
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I now have a new found respect for the honeybee. This is an excellent film and should be required in schools at all levels from first grade to university level. This film really depicts the plight of the honeybee and why, as humans, we should all be VERY concerned with CCD or colony collapse disorder. It really should be called a phenomenon at this point. We can learn from other countries who have successfully rid themselves of CCD, but here in the US, we are too concerned about profits and politicking to care. A very sad and inconvenient truth indeed. When are we going to stop thinking we have better environmental skills than Mother Nature? We need to stop destroying our environment before we create our own doom.
Two thumbs way up! A must see!
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Lynette
5.0 out of 5 stars Must watch
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2020
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We got this because we are going to raise bee's but even if you don't plan on getting bee's this has good information. We are changing some of the ways we garden after watching this even if we never get bee's.
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MS FACS teacher
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2013
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This was an eye opening look at a subject matter that we take for granted but can ill afford to do. I now look for bees all the time and plan on having a bee keeper come to school to show the kids the wonders of bees. I hope the school will eventually agree to have a bee hive on the grounds so that we can teach multiple generations of kids about the wonders of nature and the beauty of bees.
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Jill R Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Very surprising documentary
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2012
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This is a well put together doco that highlights a crisis of global proportions. I thought this would just effect honey production if there are less bees in the world - how wrong I was. This is a very emotional doco and you can't help but connect with the bee keepers and their plight to bring this crisis to the big wigs of the world. This really is a must see for every person who likes to eat, breath and be alive.
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Borderpilot
5.0 out of 5 stars An eye opener about our food supply
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015
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We have friends who are cross-country pollinating bee keepers and I've been watching their demeanor change over the last few years as more and more bees die and it gets harder and harder to figure out what's causing the problem. This documentary provides a pretty good hypothesis and solution. Makes me want to keep an organic local beehive just for the sake of preserving this fascinating and vital element of our environment.
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Ross A McGregor
5.0 out of 5 stars A NEED FOR A CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT BY ALL HUMANS TO RESOLVE A VITAL PROBLEM!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2014
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I loved this documentary because it proceeded to tell this very important story in a logical way. It convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a very serious problem that we as human beings need to resolve quickly if we don't want to vanish as the bees have to a large extent in USA and other countries in Europe. The suggested solutions were well presented and make sense. We all need to do our share in the future.
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Otto Stiegler
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gute Dokumentation den jeder sehen sollte.
Reviewed in Germany on March 21, 2014
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Der Film entführte mich in die Welt der Imker und Agrarindustrie. Unwissend, dass Imker mit 40.000 Völker ganze Kontinente (hier Nordamerika) Kreuz und Quer bereisen habe ich die Informationen des leicht verständlichen Films aufgenommen. Die Gespräche mit Wissenschaftlern und Korifähen von Naturliebhabern sind nachvollziehbar.
Fazit am Ende des Film ist: Alles was in Monokulturen und extremer Wirtschaftlichkeit sich bewegt bringt mehr Schaden als Nutzen für uns alle. Der massive Landverbrauch von riesengroßen Ertragsfeldern mit fragwürdigen chemikalischen Mitteln zur Leistungssteigerung müssen wir selbst verantworten. Da ist ver Verbraucher selbt in Verantwortung gestellt.
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Snowflake
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh! yes, here we go again.. ...
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2015
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Oh! yes, here we go again......Monsanto, thank you for trying to change "nature". The Honey Bee, so important to sustainability. This DVD should be included into school curriculum to inform students of what is happening to nature.
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Ingo Brätschkus
5.0 out of 5 stars Interessanter film
Reviewed in Germany on August 21, 2013
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Bestimmt ein unglaublich interessanter Film. Leider nur auf Englisch!!!! Wäre dankbar gewesen, wenn man so etwas besser kennzeichnen und hervorheben würde.
Verkaufsabwicklung einwandfrei.
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Old movie fan
5.0 out of 5 stars A Diet of Fruits, Vegetable and Grains or Grains Only
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2010
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This is a wonderful, insightful documentary into the disappearance of the bees around the world. As an American citizen I was particularly interested in the workings of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its responsibility for the present and future crises. Although no one seems to know exactly the reason for CCD(Colony Collapse Disorder) there are some definite indications of at least some of the blame. Single crop farming and the use of chemical pesticides seem to be at least partially culpable. In modern society we have forgotten where our food comes from. Apples, peaches, cherries, almonds, strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes and onions are just a few of the crops dependent on the lowly honey bee for pollination. How different our tables would be without them!
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