My Garden of a Thousand Bees Screening

Offered as part of the #PlantWildflowers campaign

See bees like you've never seen them before in "My Garden of a Thousand Bees," featuring the surprising and spectacular bees living in his urban garden in Bristol, England.

We are pleased to offer this My Garden of a Thousand Bees screening as part of the nationwide #PlantWildflowers campaign that highlights the critical role bees and other pollinators play in healthy ecosystems. In support of the film, My Garden of a Thousand Bees, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and PBS Nature launched the #PlantWildflowers campaign to encourage communities across the U.S. to better understand the importance of native bees and other pollinators and to create new pollinator habitats where pollinators can thrive.

“We hope this film astonishes and delights audiences as they watch never before seen footage documenting the daily lives of different species of bees, said Dr. Sean B. Carroll, Head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. “And we want everyone who sees this film to realize that wherever they are, they can make a difference for native bees like the ones in the film by planting their own pollinator-friendly wildflowers."

The full film is 53-minutes and had a national broadcast premiere on Nature on PBS in October 2021. We will host an audience discussion following the viewing of the film.

My Garden of a Thousand Bees follows acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn, who, locked down by corona virus, turns his lenses on the surprising and spectacular bees living in his own urban garden in Bristol, England. Watch the trailer here.

Stop into the library this summer to pick up a Bees of Eastern North America identification card and a free pack of midwestern wildflower seeds.

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