
This isn’t just a film about bees.
It’s a film about our relationship with them — and with life.
To be with the bees is the first feature-length film who show us solutions to help the bees in a natural and respectful way.
A documentary directed by Perrine Bertrand & Yan Grill
duration: 1h3O
Bees are astonishingly intelligent creatures—vital to all life on our planet.
But they’re vanishing... because of human activity.
What if we’re the ones responsible — and also the ones who can change the world?
To Be With The Bees is a journey with natural beekeepers, scientists, and everyday people who are forging a new, respectful relationship with bees.
You’ll discover real, gentle ways to act — and ways to reconnect with life itself.
Film participants
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Heidi Herrman
Heidi is a trustee of the Natural Beekeeping Trust she find an immense interest in the company of bees and has developed a great connection with them...
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Michael Joshin Thiele
is an apiculture consultant and founder of Apis Arborea, a nonprofit focused on honeybee conservation through deep ecology and ecosystem-based strategies.
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Jean Claude Poëncet
Biologist and holistic veterinarian, he invites us to rethink and understand the health of the earth and animals in a global way.
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Vincent Albouy
Entomologist formerly attached to the entomology laboratory of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, he works on insects and their protection for almost 30 years. Author of numerous books for the general public on bees and insects.
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Aline Raynal
French botanist, researcher and professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. With Albert Roguenant they attempted to recreate how bees perceive their environment.
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Bernard Bertrand
He is an ardent defender of biodiversity and the author of numerous books on plants and wildlife. Author of the book Ruches de biodiversité.
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Peter Neumann
Peter is the Vinetum professor of the Institute of Bee Health. His research and teaching covers all aspects of bee health with focus on behavioural, evolutionary and molecular ecology of honey bees and their pathogens.
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Maurice Rouvière
is president of the Abeille et sagesse association based in south of France, and has been a fervent defender of the environment and biodiversity for over sixty years.
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Hacene Hebbar
Project coordinator at the NGO POLLINIS
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Gérard Pello
General practitioner, specialist of the consequences of pesticides on the brain.
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Nicolas Laarman
General Delegate of Pollinis, An NGO whose fight is to stop the disappearance of pollinators.
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Pr Martin Giurfa
Is a Franco-Argentinian professor at Sorbonne University, internationally recognized for his work in bee neuroethology. He currently heads a team working to understand the neurobiological mechanisms of bee cognition.
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Jean-Marc Aubret
Organic farmer and beekeeper, his project is to reconcile agriculture and beekeeping through bee-oriented agroforestry.
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Nick Adams
Biodiversity advisor at Pertwood farm
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Yves Darricau
An agronomist and essayist, Yves Darricau is also, and above all, a beekeeper and tree planter! Faced with the loss of biodiversity, he invites us to embark on a landscape transition that offers useful ecological solutions for tackling the impact of climate change.
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Deborah Post
Based on the realization that there wasn't enough natural food for bees and that they were starving, she set up Honey Highway to recreate biodiversity zones throughout the country, working together with company’s and governmental agencies.
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Jonathan Powell
Is a trustee of the Natural Beekeeping Trust and co-founder of Learning from the Bees. He authored the Tree Beekeeping Field Guide, and oversees forest rewilding projects in the UK and Spain.
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Monica et Mark Barlow
Member of the NGO Bees for development. With her husband they work to rewild honeybees in their region (Wales).
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Thomas Seeley
Dr. Thomas D. Seeley is a professor at Cornell University. He is based in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, where he teaches courses on animal behavior and does research on the behavior, social life, and ecology of wild honey bees. His work is summarized in several books including Honeybee Democracy or Following the Wild Bees.
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Karine Devot
founder and leader of the Apicool association. Its main aim is to raise awareness of the world of bees in all its diversity, and to propose actions to preserve pollinators for children, local authorities and businesses.
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Jean Claude Guillaume
Natural and ecological beekeeper, he has dedicated his life to research into knowledge and practices that respect the nature of bees.
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Guy Aubry
Beekeeper and farmer
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Jacqueline Freeman
Biodynamic american farmer and natural beekeeper. Author of the books Song of increase.
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Henri Giorgi
Former beekeeper, he now devotes his time to protecting black bees and building trunk hives.
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Céline Locqueville
Natural beekeeper, she's the author of the book Ruches refuges how to receive the bees in our garden.
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Jean-Pierre Gauthier
Passionate beekeeper and fervent defender of the environment.
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Catherine Flurin
A pioneer of gentle, bee-friendly organic beekeeping in France, she is the founder of the Ballot Flurin company, which makes natural hygiene and beauty products using ingredients from her hives.
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Marom Hai Jan
A young israelian beelover and beekeeper, she's fascinated by the bees since she was a child.
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Karin Maassen
Custos Apium, Beecentric beekeeper, incredible gardener for the bees and the biodiversity. With her husband they build natural beehives mostly placed in the trees.
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Adam Wright
Cusos Apium, beecentric beekeeper, log hive and wilding hive builder.
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Gilles Denis
A professional beekeeper, after having practiced industrial beekeeping he discovered the Warré hive and developed an approach that respects the nature of the bee. He advocates a change in practices, based on observation and communication with the swarm.