Watch Mystery Of Disappearing Honeybees: Fusion Of Form & Function

Winner of the Peabody Award, this fascinating program explores one of nature's most baffling ecological mysteries: Why have millions of honeybees recently disappeared? While not as publicized as climate change, the effects of this crisis on human life could be felt sooner and more severely, with billions of dollars of crops at risk and our most healthful & colorful food supply threatened. The usual suspects: habitat loss, pesticides, suppressed immune systems, & viruses, among others, may all work together to create a perfect storm that has overwhelmed the little, but very important and beautifully adapted honeybee.