Weekly Beesearch: Honey Harvest

Weekly Beesearch: Honey Harvest

Last night we received word about the status of our trip to France. Governor Cuomo ordered that all NY state schools cancel their spring break trips, and ordered all study-abroad students to come home. We fall under this category, and our flight was canceled. However,...
Production Week 6: Coronavirus & A Beekeeper Speaks

Production Week 6: Coronavirus & A Beekeeper Speaks

We have all been closely monitoring the coronavirus at home, but for us, more importantly, the effects of global travel to France.  What affects the world around us also affects our classroom. As of today, March the 3rd, we are clear to go to France, based on the CDC...
Weekly Beesearch: Food Fight! Bees and Farmers Unite

Weekly Beesearch: Food Fight! Bees and Farmers Unite

Honey bees are the only domesticated pollinator species in the world and are very important to our diet. They are responsible for approximately 1/3 of all food production while also being the primary pollinator for 80% of flowering crops.  Also, fields pollinated by...
Learning the Equipment

Learning the Equipment

Yesterday marks the first full month of documentary work, excluding individual research done over winter break, and it has been a wild ride, jam-packed with learning! This week we focused on going over the equipment we would be taking to Paris and Laon, how to film...