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Weekly Beesearch: What is Colony Collapse Disorder?
Every once in a while, stories pop up in the news cycle about honey bees dying or disappearing mysteriously. Often, this is attributed to something called Colony Collapse Disorder. We have no idea what causes it yet, or how to prevent it, but here’s what we do know. ...
Week 2: Research and Contacts
The backbone of every documentary is the quality of its research, as every aspect of the subject must be professionals without prior research into their fields. This also means that we can hold high-level conversations and understand what is being said to us, leading...
Bee Aware: Meet the Colony
Our colony is a BUZZ with excitement because today was the first official, face to face meeting with the entire crew! So, the focus for this documentary will be about Urban Beekeeping and raising awareness around the critical role this little creature has in our...
Trailer For The Upcoming Bee Aware Documentary
Only ten more days until the premiere of Bee Aware on Earth Day, April 22nd at 7:30pm on YouTube. The entire crew of Pace Docs are counting down the minutes and are so excited to finally show our work with everyone. With only a few days left to the premiere, here is...
Bee Aware of the Premiere
The information about the premiere is finally here. To register for the event just go to this link right here. This link will take you right to the eventbrite page of the Bee Aware documentary. On the page you will be able to register for the event on Earth Day April...
Everything About the Premiere
We have some terrific news about the progress of the Documentary. As of right now Bee Aware is on target to meet our deadline with our premiere date of April 22nd. We are just putting the finishing touches with audio sweetening and color enhancing. Recently our...
Pace Docs Returns to Pace
Throughout the last few months, the students at Pace Docs have been working tirelessly in editing the documentary and through hard work and determination we have finally finished editing the documentary into a fine cut. The story and graphics have all been put...
PaceDocs Buzzing Again
Just like bees at the beginning of spring, PaceDocs is back from winter break and ready to continue post-production work on Plan Bee. We had hoped to get back together in person and finish editing, but with Covid-19 that is not going to happen anytime soon. So we...
NJ and NY Crews Beegin Summer Production
After a long hibernation—due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—all of our regional filming teams were eager to re-enter the world and learn more about their local bees and beekeepers! When we first heard that we had to put our filming on hold for months, we were all...
Connecticut Production has BEEgun
On May 27th, production began again on BeeAware as the Connecticut group had their first shoot. During our scramble to get interviews after our cancellation of our France trip, the Connecticut group lined up six interviews during spring break. Unfortunately as the...
Pennsylvania Teaser Video
A quick highlight of what we have been doing in Pennsylvania.
Beesearch: The Troubling Trend of Incesticides in the US
Pesticides are an important and common product in use on farms all across the United States and most of the world. While these chemicals are great for farmers protecting their crops from pests, they have many known side effects on pollinators, who are just as...
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