New film unravels mystery of vanishing honeybees

Out now in cinemas across the UK, the Vanishing of the Bees is a new film that explores the world of one of the planet's most important species. Brought to the big screen by The Co-operative, it patiently uncovers the truly mysterious phenomenon known as CCD, Colony Collapse Syndrome, implicated in the mass disappearance of honeybees from hives across the world. Providing unparalleled insight into this occurrence, the documentary unfolds into a dramatic scientific quest, to illuminate the link between humankind and mother earth. A prime suspect for the cause of CCD is the introduction of a relatively new class of pesticide, called neonicotinoids. One of these, named 'Gaucho', is now banned in Italy, France, Germany and Slovenia but not in the USA or UK.