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The Pollinators

As a taxpayer, do I feel confidentthat they're protecting me?

As a taxpayer, do I feel confident
that they're protecting me?

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As a taxpayer,
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do I feel confident that they're protecting me?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:26
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.
No, they're not protecting me because they're basically - The Pollinators 00:12
No, they're not protecting me because they're basi...
-There's tremendous money invested in the current system, - The Pollinators 00:11
-There's tremendous money invested in the current syste...
Those campaign contributions then influence - The Pollinators 00:18
Those campaign contributions then influence
-Good friend of mine at EPA says, - The Pollinators 00:08
-Good friend of mine at EPA says,
Just remember, if they're not around, - The Pollinators 00:08
Just remember, if they're not around,
-The USDA, the FDA, the EPA -- - The Pollinators 00:18
-The USDA, the FDA, the EPA --
I mean, the USDA's job is to support agriculture. - The Pollinators 00:05
I mean, the USDA's job is to support agriculture.
The EPA's job is to protect the environment, right? - The Pollinators 00:04
The EPA's job is to protect the environment, right?
And so when agriculture destroys the environment, - The Pollinators 00:07
And so when agriculture destroys the environment,
You would think that there wouldbe a common mind on this, - The Pollinators 00:10
You would think that there wouldbe a common mind on this,
-My naiveness that this thing was going to be fixed in, - The Pollinators 00:08
-My naiveness that this thing was going to be fixed in,
I think the only way it ever gets fixed - The Pollinators 00:04
I think the only way it ever gets fixed
-After the almond pollination, - The Pollinators 00:07
-After the almond pollination,
So, just because - The Pollinators 00:09
So, just because
Concurrent to that, I had a part of my men take bees up - The Pollinators 00:09
Concurrent to that, I had a part of my men take bees up
And then after that, we began - The Pollinators 00:06
And then after that, we began
Sweet honey, and we are treating them, - The Pollinators 00:06
Sweet honey, and we are treating them,
The bees think that there's a forest fire coming, - The Pollinators 00:08
The bees think that there's a forest fire coming,
We put bees on the citrus to make citrus honey. - The Pollinators 00:05
We put bees on the citrus to make citrus honey.
Then we started bringing bees back here - The Pollinators 00:07
Then we started bringing bees back here