Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?

Name: Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: June 10, 2011
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 67

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Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?

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A Collective Eye Production | Release Date: June 10, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is an in-depth investigation to discover the causes and solutions behind Colony Collapse Disorder; a phenomenon where honeybees vanish from their hives, never to return. Queen of The Sun follows the voices and visions of underrepresented beekeepers, philosophers, and scientists around theQueen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is an in-depth investigation to discover the causes and solutions behind Colony Collapse Disorder; a phenomenon where honeybees vanish from their hives, never to return. Queen of The Sun follows the voices and visions of underrepresented beekeepers, philosophers, and scientists around the world, all struggling for the survival of the bees. While other bee films focus exclusively on commercial beekeepers, this film emphasizes the biodynamic and organic communities who have differing opinions from many commercial beekeepers and are overlooked in other films. (A Collective Eye Production)… Expand

Director: Taggart Siegel

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Boxoffice Magazine Pam Grady

Jun 7, 2011

As entertaining as it is educational. Read full review

Ian Buckwalter

Jun 10, 2011

Promoting understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the bees and our intertwined relationship with them is also presented as a vital part of the equation. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Jun 7, 2011

A remarkable documentary that's also one of the most beautiful nature films I've seen. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Jun 7, 2011

The documentary begins to lose its shape as Siegel ponders the spiritual and cultural impact of the honeybee, but it does succeed in flagging a potentially critical problem. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

Jun 7, 2011

True to form, Queen of the Sun presents inspiring and direct solutions from the likes of journalist Michael Pollan, activist Vandana Shiva, and biodynamic farmer and author Gunther Hauk, but it also glosses over the question of how migratory beekeepers, among others, would make a living if those fixes were enacted. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Jun 7, 2011

Queen of the Sun is honey pornography with an activist heart. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Jun 23, 2011

The first step in getting beyond preaching to the converted is letting the other side show how wrong it might be. Read full review

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mrnice

Jan 31, 2016

A great mix of cultural history, biology and sensible activism... And absolutely beautiful footage. I loved it. I watched 'Vanishing of The Bees' and 'More Than Honey' too, and this one gets special merit for the entertaining cast and the quotes and the humor. I recommend More Than HoneyA great mix of cultural history, biology and sensible activism... And absolutely beautiful footage. I loved it. I watched 'Vanishing of The Bees' and 'More Than Honey' too, and this one gets special merit for the entertaining cast and the quotes and the humor. I recommend More Than Honey too, it tells the same story in a very different way.… Expand

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