Beautiful, Passionate, and substantive!
Queen of the Sun is much more about the importance of our relationship to bees, and how integral they are to our food system. Sure there is a bit of crazy in there, but its completely beautiful and fun. There is also deep concern for the state of modern beekeeping and its part factory farming, pesticide use, and complete lack of sustainability; which is a real problem for those of us who enjoy eating. In response to the negative review that stated european honey bees are not native to the Americas - neither are we.
Enlightening Documentary
I loved this film, beautifully filmed and told. I especially loved the colorful characters such as the beekeeper who tickles his bees with his mustache and the women dances with thousands of bees on her body. The film had some humor too but it really dives deeply into the issues and helped me understand the problems and then solutions. I learned so much about this world of beekeeping and was relieved that it was uplifting and not doom and gloom.I recommend this film to everyone.
Eye-opening and Inspiring Documentary
Before watching this documentary I was one of those people who ran away at the very mention of a nearby BEE. My fears were subdued and eventually disappeared as I watched this film. Coupled with heartfelt accounts of beekeepers and their craft and personal connection to the bees, the film expounds wisdom with experts like Michael Pollan. The film does a great job at balancing the art and the science that make up a bee colony and our dependence on their very existence.
It's no exaggeration to say, that after seeing the film: I wouldn't mind having a bee colony of my own now.
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