Angelina Jolie embraces bees—and female beekeepers as environmental guardians
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The film star and humanitarian talks about training women to care for bees in UNESCO biosphere reservesand about the bee that got under her dress.
National Geographic’s Indira Lakshmanan talks to Angelina Jolie about Woman for Bees, an innovative program that teaches beekeeping to women and promotes the protection of bees. Jolie stresses how vital bees are to our life and environment, and that teaching women a skill such as beekeeping will benefit their local community.
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Angelina Jolie shares her passion for empowering women beekeepers
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Angelina Jolie was covered in bees for 18 minutes for a photo shoot, that's the result in 2024
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