Speaker: Bill Turnbull
Chair: Ian Spencer
This event was recorded on 5 May 2011 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Bill Turnbull’s light-hearted introduction to the world of beekeeping highlights the ups and rather more frequent downs of his ten years attempting to produce honey and keep his colonies alive.
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Bees have been mysteriously disappearing since about 2006, in a phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder. They vanish from the hive leaving behind just the queen and the honey. Scientists don’t have a clear explanation, but they theorize that pesticides and mechanized agriculture are to blame. That, essentially, we are killing …
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Democracy in the human world can be a messy and acrimonious business, but in the bee world, a little waggle dance can help you get all the votes you need.
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Bees are remarkable among insects. They can count, remember human faces, and communicate through dance routines performed entirely in the dark. But are they intelligent? Even creative? Bee aficionado Stephen Humphrey, along with a hive of leading bee researchers and scientists, investigates the mental lives of bees.