Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Oh, Honey Honey

Albert Einstein reportedly once said, “Without bees, man would only have four years of life left.” With the growing buzz about colony collapse disorder and the disappearance of honeybees comes a different kind of “bee-movie” — Portland, Ore., filmmaker Taggart Siegel’s investigation of the hive workers, which examines their impact on the food chain and human culture through 10,000 years of beekeeping history. Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us? charts the development of the world’s first bee sanctuary, and interviews farmers, philosophers and scientists across the globe about our delicate balance with nature. “The message here is vital,” says the Oregonian of the award-winning documentary, and Siegel, producer Jon Betz and local beekeepers spread it — in person — at Vermont screenings this week. Be sure to flutter by.