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The Pollinators

And this is a real --a real concern, that pesticides seemto be playing a key role in the...

And this is a real --
a real concern, that pesticides seem
to be playing a key role in the downturn of our bee populations

Full Transcript

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And this is a real -- a real concern,
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that pesticides seem to be playing a key role
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in the downturn
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of our bee populations.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:37
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Stonykill Films

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Movie Summary

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.
-Something changed after World War II - The Pollinators 00:07
-Something changed after World War II
The advent of synthetic chemicals - The Pollinators 00:08
The advent of synthetic chemicals
Modern insecticides have come into being - The Pollinators 00:06
Modern insecticides have come into being
The stakes are high -- - The Pollinators 00:06
The stakes are high --
-And synthetic chemists, - The Pollinators 00:16
-And synthetic chemists,
Natural molecules - The Pollinators 00:10
Natural molecules
And the answer was yes, and without any other regard - The Pollinators 00:13
And the answer was yes, and without any other regard
There are major differences - The Pollinators 00:23
There are major differences
Whereas in the United States, - The Pollinators 00:18
Whereas in the United States,
-I mean, nobody's looking at what damage - The Pollinators 00:05
-I mean, nobody's looking at what damage
Some of the stuff we're using is a neurotoxin - The Pollinators 00:12
Some of the stuff we're using is a neurotoxin
Come up here and figure out why." - The Pollinators 00:06
Come up here and figure out why."
And it was very obvious it was an acute bee kill, - The Pollinators 00:13
And it was very obvious it was an acute bee kill,
The first sets they were looking at, - The Pollinators 00:04
The first sets they were looking at,
We found a queen staggering out in front of a hive. - The Pollinators 00:04
We found a queen staggering out in front of a hive.
Anyway, that's what we want to do, - The Pollinators 00:05
Anyway, that's what we want to do,
This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees, - The Pollinators 00:06
This family spent a lot of moneyfor these bees,
And it would be terrible to think that they were doing - The Pollinators 00:16
And it would be terrible to think that they were doing
That's fine, good. -And that'll give you -- - The Pollinators 00:05
That's fine, good. -And that'll give you --
-Yeah, well, when they do the chemical analysis, I know, - The Pollinators 00:09
-Yeah, well, when they do the chemical analysis, I know,