EITHER HAWAII OR FLORIDA. >>> A NEW SURVEY FINDS HALF OF THE COLONIES IN THE U.S. COLLAPSED LAST YEAR. THE SECOND HIGHEST DEATH RATE ON RECORD. THEY SPOKE TO ONE BEEKEEPER REINVENTING THE FAMILIAR BOX IN HOPES OF BOOSTING THE POPULATION. >> AND MY LIFELESS BEES. THEY STARTED IN DREAMS. I HAD REOCCURRING DREAMS OF BEES. AND THERE WERE SO MANY DREAMS THAT I THOUGHT WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD TRY IT, BEE KEEPING. THAT'S HOW IT ALL STARTED. >> AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE THE CONVENTIONAL BEE DESIGN HAD TO CHANGE? >> AND SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. >> AND TO ALLOW THEM TO LIVE THE WAY THEY HAVE LIVED FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS. >> WOW, IS IT GOING UP? >> AND THEY PREFER BEING HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND. >> WE INSTALLED THIS EMPTY, RIGHT? IT TOOK, I THINK UNDER 48 HOURS. >> AND THEY MOVED IN AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY WERE REMOVED. AND NOW THAT I COULD SEE HONEY BEES FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS REALLY MORE ABOUT LEARNING WHO THIS ANIMAL IS. >> WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF CONVENTIONAL BEE KEEPING? >> OH GOD. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT. IT'S LIKE OH GOD. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE BOXES, THE DESIGN ORIGINATES FROM THE 1850s. AND IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, THE ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE IS UP TO 68% OF HONEY BEES IN BOXES. AND COMPARE THAT TO HONEY BEES LIVING IN THE WILD WHERE THEY ARE OVER SIX YEARS. THAT WE ARE JUST BRINGING THAT WISDOM BACK INTO THE DESIGN. AND THAT WILL PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR THEIR WELL BEING AND SURVIVAL IN HEALTH. >> HOW MANY OF THESE DO YOU HAVE DEPLOYED? >> OVER 150, 150. >> AND THE GOAL IS TO GO NATIONWIDE, WORLDWIDE. >> 30% OF ALL OF OUR FOOD DEPENDS ON POLLINATION. AND THAT DAY WILL COME WHEN THERE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT BEES ANYMORE FOR AVAILABLE. THEY HOPE THEY COULD TRANSFORM THE SYSTEM THAT HAS NO FUTURE. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO CHOICE, BUT TO CHANGE. IF WE DON'T CHANGE, WE'LL RUN THIS INTO THE GROUND. WE HAVE NO CHOICE, BUT TO PAY ATTENTION. >> YOU CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
