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The case of the vanishing honeybees - Emma Bryce

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In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. While this is obviously bad news for honeypots everywhere, bees also help feed us in a bigger way -- by pollinating our nation's crops. Emma Bryce investigates potential causes for this widespread colony collapse disorder.

Are there particularly important crops that you think should be protected especially from the effects of colony collapse disorder?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Emma Bryce
  • Director Kim Leow, Lillian Chan
  • Animator Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Kasey Lum
  • Composer John Poon
  • Narrator Derek Gebhart

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