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Environment & Energy

XemaSab

(60,212 posts) Fri Jun 1, 2012, 01:59 AM Jun 2012

Anyone know of a good documentary on CCD?

Colony collapse disorder?

There are several, and I don't want to choose poorly.

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Anyone know of a good documentary on CCD? (Original Post) XemaSab Jun 2012 OP

I watched "Colony" XemaSab Jun 2012 #1

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)

1. I watched "Colony"

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 04:14 PM

Jun 2012

The gist of it was that the loss of a even a few percent of hives makes bee-keeping too expensive, and will keep new professional bee-keepers from entering the industry.

If there are no bee-keepers, crops such as almonds won't be pollinated.

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