
TheunexplainablephenomenonknownasColonyCollapseDisorderhasleftlandscapesofemptybeehivesallacrossAmerica,threateningnotonlythebeekeepingindustrybutourfoodsupply.Asscientistsandbeekeeperssearchforthecause,Colonycapturesthestrugglewithinthebeekeepingcommunitytosavethehoneybeeandthemselves.Colonydocumentsatimeofunprecedentedcrisisintheworldofthehoneybeethroughtheeyesofbothveteranbeekeeper,DavidMendes,andLanceandVictorSeppi,twoyoungbrothersgettingintobeekeepingwhenmostaregettingout.AsMendestriestosavethenation'scollapsinghives,theSeppi'strytokeeptheirbusinessaliveamidstacollapsingeconomy.<br/> Fewpeoplerealizethathoneybeespollinateone-thirdofourfruitsandvegetables.Infact,theseincredibleinsectsplayavitalroleinproducingourfoodandensuringoursurvival.<br/> Althoughhoneybeesaresomeofthemostresilient,efficientandindustriousinsects,entirecoloniesaredyingoff.Why?Colonyinvestigatesthecircumstancesandtheimpactsof"colonycollapsedisorder"byfocusingonbeekeepersdealingwiththecrisis.Asthesefamiliesandindividualsstruggletounderstandthislethalproblem,theyilluminatethedevastatingeffectsofbeeextinctionnotjustonbees,butonpeople.<br/> Aneye-openingaccountofalittle-known,yetessential,subcultureinAmerica.Colonybringstolifethefascinatingworldofbees-andthefrighteningpossibilityoftheirdisappearance.

