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The Pollinators

A cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat.

Director

Peter Nelson

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Production

Stonykill Films

Awards

5 wins

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https://www.thepollinators.net/

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Whereas in the United States, - The Pollinators

Whereas in the United States,

-I mean, nobody's looking
at what damage - The Pollinators

-I mean, nobody's looking at what damage

Some of the stuff we're using
is a neurotoxin - The Pollinators

Some of the stuff we're using is a neurotoxin

Come up here
and figure out why." - The Pollinators

Come up here and figure out why."

And it was very obvious
it was an acute bee kill, - The Pollinators

And it was very obvious it was an acute bee kill,

The first sets
they were looking at, - The Pollinators

The first sets they were looking at,

We found a queen staggering out
in front of a hive. - The Pollinators

We found a queen staggering out in front of a hive.

Anyway, that's what
we want to do, - The Pollinators

Anyway, that's what we want to do,

This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees, - The Pollinators

This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees,

And it would be terrible
to think that they were doing - The Pollinators

And it would be terrible to think that they were doing

That's fine, good.
-And that'll give you -- - The Pollinators

That's fine, good. -And that'll give you --

-Yeah, well, when they do
the chemical analysis, I know, - The Pollinators

-Yeah, well, when they do the chemical analysis, I know,

Nobody's going to want
to admit that this happened - The Pollinators

Nobody's going to want to admit that this happened

And he has, probably, - The Pollinators

And he has, probably,

And, you know,
the guy down the road - The Pollinators

And, you know, the guy down the road

So, anyway, it's really hard
to track these things down. - The Pollinators

So, anyway, it's really hard to track these things down...

So, you know,
it can be prevented. - The Pollinators

So, you know, it can be prevented.

You can't bring the dead
back to life, - The Pollinators

You can't bring the dead back to life,

It's really important
to have good stewardship - The Pollinators

It's really important to have good stewardship

This is the crop100% of the bees are exposed to. - The Pollinators

This is the crop100% of the bees are exposed to.

How bees leave this crop is
how they start the next crop. - The Pollinators

How bees leave this crop is how they start the next crop.

After this,
it will be a real rush - The Pollinators

After this, it will be a real rush

You know, if we put
the same economic value - The Pollinators

You know, if we put the same economic value

Honey bees are kind of
thought of as, you know, - The Pollinators

Honey bees are kind of thought of as, you know,

People talk about
the financial viability - The Pollinators

People talk about the financial viability

It's like,
can we divide them fast enough - The Pollinators

It's like, can we divide them fast enough

-Shut that thing off,
make less noise. - The Pollinators

-Shut that thing off, make less noise.

-How many you putting on?
-46 pallets. - The Pollinators

-How many you putting on? -46 pallets.

-What's that come out to?
-That's three rows -- - The Pollinators

-What's that come out to? -That's three rows --

Put three rows of two,and the rest of them will go up. - The Pollinators

Put three rows of two,and the rest of them will go up.

Warmer tonight
than it was last night. - The Pollinators

Warmer tonight than it was last night.

[ Bees buzzing ] - The Pollinators

[ Bees buzzing ]

-I'm a lot slower
getting out of here - The Pollinators

-I'm a lot slower getting out of here

Just throw some straps on them,
down the road. - The Pollinators

Just throw some straps on them, down the road.

-Well, we just loaded
46 pallets of bees, - The Pollinators

-Well, we just loaded 46 pallets of bees,

We're going to two
apple orchards - The Pollinators

We're going to two apple orchards

Drop these bees off
at the orchard - The Pollinators

Drop these bees off at the orchard

Apples are just roughly
10 days early. - The Pollinators

Apples are just roughly 10 days early.

-Neil, the guy we're
going to tonight, - The Pollinators

-Neil, the guy we're going to tonight,

He wasn't really much
worried about them - The Pollinators

He wasn't really much worried about them

[ Bees buzz, birds chirping ] - The Pollinators

[ Bees buzz, birds chirping ]

Most of them at around
1,000, 1,200 hours - The Pollinators

Most of them at around 1,000, 1,200 hours

Once you reach those degrees,
they can come any time. - The Pollinators

Once you reach those degrees, they can come any time.

So, if it's a cold winter,
they already have - The Pollinators

So, if it's a cold winter, they already have

We're gonna go to another place,and then ten more off, - The Pollinators

We're gonna go to another place,and then ten more off,

-If I had a dollar
for every time - The Pollinators

-If I had a dollar for every time

I think I did have a dollar - The Pollinators

I think I did have a dollar

Him and I were just having - The Pollinators

Him and I were just having

-Oh, I would say
we'll have them till probably - The Pollinators

-Oh, I would say we'll have them till probably

-I think.
-Those are Fuji right there, - The Pollinators

-I think. -Those are Fuji right there,

But I have Empires
just down here, - The Pollinators

But I have Empires just down here,

-Oh, yeah, there's a guy
at Cornell University - The Pollinators

-Oh, yeah, there's a guy at Cornell University

-I mean, we use as many --
probably more -- - The Pollinators

-I mean, we use as many -- probably more --

You know your salesman
comes around, - The Pollinators

You know your salesman comes around,

[ Engine revs in distance ] - The Pollinators

[ Engine revs in distance ]

-Is it possible to grow fruit - The Pollinators

-Is it possible to grow fruit

Probably not the fruits
we have today - The Pollinators

Probably not the fruits we have today

I don't know
what the yields were, - The Pollinators

I don't know what the yields were,

But, you know,
the consumer today - The Pollinators

But, you know, the consumer today

I don't know that they'd want
to go back to the varieties - The Pollinators

I don't know that they'd want to go back to the va...

You know, the consumers
in those days before pesticides - The Pollinators

You know, the consumers in those days before pesticides

-Fruit growing
without chemicals -- - The Pollinators

-Fruit growing without chemicals --

And if I could cut way back
on my use, - The Pollinators

And if I could cut way back on my use,

And we don't use any more
than we have to, - The Pollinators

And we don't use any more than we have to,

Varieties that we grow
are Ginger Gold, Gala, - The Pollinators

Varieties that we grow are Ginger Gold, Gala,

The trees will come out
in the spring - The Pollinators

The trees will come out in the spring

When the blooms starts to open, - The Pollinators

When the blooms starts to open,

We need to move the pollen
to the ovary, - The Pollinators

We need to move the pollen to the ovary,

Well, the bees are one
of the most efficient ways - The Pollinators

Well, the bees are one of the most efficient ways

On a typical apple bud,
when it comes open, - The Pollinators

On a typical apple bud, when it comes open,

That's the flower that
we would like to set, - The Pollinators

That's the flower that we would like to set,

If that sets like this one --
I'll just pull this off. - The Pollinators

If that sets like this one -- I'll just pull this off.

If they all set,
there's five apples -- - The Pollinators

If they all set, there's five apples --

And that's more than I want.
I only want one. - The Pollinators

And that's more than I want. I only want one.

We do mostly chemical thinning, - The Pollinators

We do mostly chemical thinning,

We don't do any flower
or blossom thinning, - The Pollinators

We don't do any flower or blossom thinning,

This will be the -- - The Pollinators

This will be the --

If this develops into an apple,
this would be the stem, - The Pollinators

If this develops into an apple, this would be the stem,

We have to put on a fungicide,
which is for disease. - The Pollinators

We have to put on a fungicide, which is for disease.

They get disease on the leaves - The Pollinators

They get disease on the leaves

I know there's
some work being done - The Pollinators

I know there's some work being done

There's a whole list of insects - The Pollinators

There's a whole list of insects

And if we don't control them,
then we have problems. - The Pollinators

And if we don't control them, then we have problems.

And there's some insecticides
that you can use - The Pollinators

And there's some insecticides that you can use

My policy is,
when the bees come, - The Pollinators

My policy is, when the bees come,

-I know when I grew up, - The Pollinators

-I know when I grew up,

Strawberries were
in strawberry season, - The Pollinators

Strawberries were in strawberry season,

With the worldwide production
and transportation, - The Pollinators

With the worldwide production and transportation,

You know, you can go
in the chain store - The Pollinators

You know, you can go in the chain store

Fruit is much more available
than it was in the past. - The Pollinators

Fruit is much more available than it was in the past.

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A cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Peter Nelson

Writer: N/A

Production: Stonykill Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jun 2020

Awards: 5 wins

Homepage: https://www.thepollinators.net/