We write a lot about bees here on TakePart... So it only seems appropriate to post this movie trailer:

I have to say, despite my Queen Latifah reservations, it looks pretty good. The bees look great, as do Alicia Keyes, Sophie Okonedo, and Tristan Wilds (aka Michael from The Wire - he’s everywhere these days). It also looks to be a simple, well told story about folks coming together - and you usually can’t go wrong with that formula.

The director, Gina Prince-Bythewood, is best known for Sundacne fav - Love and Basketball.

The Secret Life of Bees comes out October 17th and in the meantime, takepart to get involved with Haagen-Dazs Help the Honeybees campaign and read up on the current bee crisis below:

• US Honeybee Deaths On the Rise Due to Colony Collapse Disorder
• Help the Honey Bees
• Bee Thieves Putting the Sting on Beekeepers