Vanishing of the Bees is a new documentary that tells the worrying story of the disappearing honeybee. Silksoundbooks star audio book reader Emilia Fox narrates this campaigning movie that draws our attention to the fact that across the world, honeybee populations are decreasing at an alarming rate, leading to concerns that bees could disappear altogether.

Although the exact causes of dwindling bee numbers are as yet unclear, there is strong evidence to suggest that a particular group of pesticides could be to blame. Ok - why should we care if a few insects die off ? Well, amongst the many statistics catalogued in the film is the revelation that 80 per cent of all fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs and flowers rely on the bee. In fact the bee plays a role in one in every three mouthfuls of food we eat - and if you include tea and coffee, much of what we drink as well.

Vanishing of the Bees is well worth watching and is on a limited cinema release across the UK now.

Daughter to Edward Fox, niece to James, cousin to Laurence, Emilia is a member of the incredibly talented Fox acting dynasty and brings all her talents to her Silksoundbooks Audio Book The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems, by Alexander Pope.