In autumn 2006 an unnerving phenomenon hit the United States:
honeybees were mysteriously disappearing from hives across the
nation, with beekeepers reporting losses of between 30 and 90 per
cent of their entire colonies. The problem soon spread to parts of
Europe and even Asia, earning the name Colony Collapse Disorder. To
this day nobody is absolutely sure why it is happening and what the
exact causes are. However, in 1923 Rudolf Steiner, a scientist,
philosopher and social innovator, predicted that bees would die out
within 100 years if they were to be reproduced using only
artificial methods. Startlingly, and worryingly, his prediction
appears to be coming true. "Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees
Telling Us?" is a companion book to the critically-acclaimed film
of the same name. Compiled by the film's director Taggart Siegel,
it makes a profound examination of the global bee crisis through
the eyes of biodynamic and organic beekeepers, scientists, farmers,
philosophers and poets. Revealing the mysterious world of the
beehive and the complex social community of bees, the book unveils
millennia of beekeeping, highlighting our historic and sacred
relationship with bees, and how this is being compromised by
highly-mechanized and intensive agro-industrial practices. The bees
are messengers and their disappearance is a resounding wake-up call
for humanity! With full colour, stunning photography throughout,
this engaging, alarming but ultimately uplifting anthology begins
with an account of how Siegel's film came to be made. It continues
with a wealth of articles, interviews and poems that offer unique
philosophical and spiritual insights. Besides investigating many
contributory causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the book offers
remedies as well as hope for the future. "Queen of the Sun"
features contributions from Carol Ann Duffy, Taggart Siegel, Jon
Betz, David Heaf, Gunther Hauk, Horst Kornberger, Jennifer
Kornberger, Jacqueline Freeman, Johannas Wirz, Kerry Grefig,
Michael Thiele, Raj Patel, Vandana Shiva, Jeffery Smith and Matthew
Barton. These compelling voices signal a growing movement striving
to found a culture fully in balance with nature.
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