‘No scare’ over Irish hives as bee movie highlights colony collapse

BEEKEEPERS, don’t panic! The Irish bee colony is under no threat, so don’t pay too much heed to a new movie tracing the mysterious disappearance of bees in the US.

The movie, entitled Vanishing of the Bees, is on limited release in Britain from next week. It follows the fate of a group of US beekeepers hit by Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

But the bee movie will have a very current resonance for Irish beekeepers.