Friendly cities raise bees

In the past few years, large numbers of bees have disappeared or died without cause, leading to a drastic reduction in agricultural output. In 2014, PTS made Toxic Bees Nature's Mayday, a documentary exploring this alarming phenomenon. In Taiwan, the invisible killer causing this disappearance of bees is a type of pesticide, which at higher doses results in the instant death of bees on contact.

In order to increase the chance of keeping honeybees alive, urban beekeeping is gradually emerging, with more than 1,000 people now participating in cities across the country. Community colleges have also begun to offer classes on keeping bees in available spaces at home. The human race is unable to survive without nature, so the growth of urban beekeeping is a step closer to finding a peaceful coexistence between man and nature.  

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友善的城市養蜂

過去幾年，大量的蜜蜂無故消失或是死亡，蜜蜂的消失，也會造成農業產量的大量減少，公共電視也拍了一支紀錄片「蜂狂」，來探討這個現象，在台灣，會讓蜜蜂消失的無形殺手是農藥，劑量使用過多，讓蜜蜂一接觸就死亡。

為了讓蜜蜂有更多的生存機會，城市養蜂漸漸興起，全台有超過千人參與，社區大學也開班授課，指導學員如何利用家中空間來養蜂。人類無法離開大自然的生活，透過城市養蜂，希望能帶動人和生物的和平相處。

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