Environmental Film Series: Vanishing of the Bees

Come to the Wenatchee Environmental Film Festival the third Tuesday of each month through April!

Vanishing of the Bees

Filmed in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia, this 90-minute documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth. 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 beekeepers pollinate crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables. As scientists puzzle over the cause of the bees’ disappearance, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss. The film series is presented by the Wenatchee Valley Museum, Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and Trust for Public Land. The film is sponsored by the Wenatchee Chapter of the Native Plant Society.

$5 suggested donation

Watch the trailer!

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Honeybees are mysteriously disappearing all over the planet...could this mean an end to the fruit and produce we love?

Though it may sound like a horror movie, colony collapse is real and has a major impact on what we eat. Come to the Wenatchee Environmental Film Festival Tuesday, January 17th for the provocative film Vanishing of the Bees. Sample local honey and speak with beekeepers about our precious natural pollinators.