Back to gardening and bees: A film has just been released that deals with the issue of the collapse of bee colonies, paricularly in the US.
It is called
Queen of the Sun by Taggart Siegel and has been much acclaimed.
I believe it contrasts what is happening in the US with the relatively healthy state of bees in NZ.
Taggart, an American, lives part of the year in NZ, is actually a neighbour of my daughter in Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula.
The movie is screening here and in the US at the moment. I intend to see it.
If you want some info on the causes of bee collapse and what you can do to take care of this vital part of our food production, I recommend it to you.