On discovering that South American beekeepers are experimenting with methods that prioritize the bees and their health, Mauro and Valerio take on the arduous challenge of repeating the experiments in Italy. Filmed over a 3-year period on a farm in the Castelli Romani, the documentary tells the story of the two beekeepers and their attempt to maintain the bee colonies by using organic rather than traditional methods. Technical problems earnestly test their experiment and even their friendship, revealing the serious difficulties beekeepers face today.
Il tempo delle api
International Title
The Time of the Bees
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2017
Duration
68'
Gallery
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Endangered by human actions, the diversity of species is crucial to the harmony of the interconnected ecosystems we inhabit: the implications of its loss and why this issue affects more than just those that go extinct.
Food on Film project
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Creative Europe Media Program. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.