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And that's for a period of, you know, five to six weeks
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The Pollinators

And that's for a period of,you know, five to six weeks while the almond bloom is

And that's for a period of,
you know, five to six weeks while the almond bloom is

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And that's for a period of, you know, five to six weeks
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while the almond bloom is.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:30
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.
A lot of plants in nature need insects to transfer pollen, - The Pollinators 00:08
A lot of plants in nature need insects to transfer pollen,
-So, basically, you know, of all the good stuff we eat, - The Pollinators 00:13
-So, basically, you know, of all the good stuff we eat,
-The chemical companies -- they figure we should eat corn, - The Pollinators 00:06
-The chemical companies -- they figure we should eat corn,
But if you like your fruits and vegetables and your nuts, - The Pollinators 00:06
But if you like your fruits and vegetables and your nuts,
A lot of wild insects can do the job, - The Pollinators 00:15
A lot of wild insects can do the job,
One of them is producing honey, but, of course, - The Pollinators 00:12
One of them is producing honey, but, of course,
-I think the general public should know - The Pollinators 00:10
-I think the general public should know
And they should care about that because they eat food. - The Pollinators 00:05
And they should care about that because they eat food.
-So, the problem is that native pollinators have disappeared - The Pollinators 00:14
-So, the problem is that native pollinators have disappeared
And, of course, the only bees that are really movable, - The Pollinators 00:08
And, of course, the only bees that are really movable,
The big pollination in this country is almonds, - The Pollinators 00:04
The big pollination in this country is almonds,
The almond tree's not very smartin that way, - The Pollinators 00:07
The almond tree's not very smartin that way,
So, in California, - The Pollinators 00:06
So, in California,
Our business, basically -- it's a timing situation, - The Pollinators 00:12
Our business, basically -- it's a timing situation,
And if that crop isn't pollinated - The Pollinators 00:06
And if that crop isn't pollinated
When he picks up the phone and calls us -- - The Pollinators 00:08
When he picks up the phone and calls us --
We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies - The Pollinators 00:12
We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees, - The Pollinators 00:10
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees,
The almond pollination is - The Pollinators 00:07
The almond pollination is
It takes almost the entire national bee supply. - The Pollinators 00:05
It takes almost the entire national bee supply.