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The Pollinators

Diversity is useful because nature is complicated

Diversity is useful because nature is complicated

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-Diversity is useful
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because nature
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is complicated.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:14
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.
Evolution has produced - The Pollinators 00:16
Evolution has produced
And the human effort to simplify, basically, - The Pollinators 00:11
And the human effort to simplify, basically,
-When I look out and I see, - The Pollinators 00:08
-When I look out and I see,
You know, 5% of the terrestrial land surface of the country - The Pollinators 00:06
You know, 5% of the terrestrial land surface of the country
It's not 5% of the crop land. 5% of the land. - The Pollinators 00:05
It's not 5% of the crop land. 5% of the land.
It's all maintained with chemical fertilizers, - The Pollinators 00:13
It's all maintained with chemical fertilizers,
One corn seed has enough neonicotinoid seed treatment - The Pollinators 00:07
One corn seed has enough neonicotinoid seed treatment
There is a real sense of urgency right now. - The Pollinators 00:04
There is a real sense of urgency right now.
Climates are shifting because ofhow we're producing our foods. - The Pollinators 00:06
Climates are shifting because ofhow we're producing our...
Pollution is rampant right now - The Pollinators 00:06
Pollution is rampant right now
That also gives us an opportunity, - The Pollinators 00:12
That also gives us an opportunity,
The farmer that I rent this from, - The Pollinators 00:13
The farmer that I rent this from,
Part of the field, it doesn't get sprayed, - The Pollinators 00:08
Part of the field, it doesn't get sprayed,
He takes pumpkins to local produce over here, - The Pollinators 00:11
He takes pumpkins to local produce over here,
You can't no-till pumpkins," - The Pollinators 00:10
You can't no-till pumpkins,"
So, about a month ago, we came in, - The Pollinators 00:24
So, about a month ago, we came in,
The idea to that is then that we will have something - The Pollinators 00:07
The idea to that is then that we will have something
So, another tactic, if you want to put it that way, - The Pollinators 00:07
So, another tactic, if you want to put it that way,
Now, we did this about 10 days ago, - The Pollinators 00:06
Now, we did this about 10 days ago,
I've been told by numerous seed companies - The Pollinators 00:13
I've been told by numerous seed companies