Bees life in amazing time lapse



The first 21 days of a bee’s life are captured in this inspiring video by photographer Anand Varma. Bees pollinate 1/3 of the world’s food crop but are being threatened by the Varroa destructor mite; Varma was hired to document the process. While scientists have succeeded in breeding a mite-resistant bee, it lacks other desirable traits such as gentleness and the ability to store honey.

https://youtu.be/f6mJ7e5YmnE More info: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/05/an…