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Honeybee Blues

Honeybee Blues

2009

  • NFSA IDm6x1gv2c
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • GenresEducational
  • Year2009

Australian bee pathologist Dr Denis Anderson is on a quest to save the honeybee from the devastating Varroa destructor mite.

HONEYBEE BLUES follows Anderson from the native bush and orchards of Australia to the industrial farmlands of the United States and the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The film is both a 21st century cautionary tale and a scientific detective story, revealing how honeybees came under threat and what is being done to save them.

Produced with the assistance of Melbourne Community Foundation and the Documentary Australia Foundation. Produced in association with New South Wales Film and Television Office. Developed and produced in association with SBS. A Mitra Films Production. A Screen Australia National Documentary Program. © Mitra Films Pty Ltd.

Notes by
Stephen Groenewegen

Australian bee pathologist Dr Denis Anderson is on a quest to save the honeybee from the devastating Varroa destructor mite.

HONEYBEE BLUES follows Anderson from the native bush and orchards of Australia to the industrial farmlands of the United States and the highlands of Papua New Guinea. The film is both a 21st century cautionary tale and a scientific detective story, revealing how honeybees came under threat and what is being done to save them.

Produced with the assistance of Melbourne Community Foundation and the Documentary Australia Foundation. Produced in association with New South Wales Film and Television Office. Developed and produced in association with SBS. A Mitra Films Production. A Screen Australia National Documentary Program. © Mitra Films Pty Ltd.

Notes by
Stephen Groenewegen
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