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The Pollinators

If we can keep themcontained to one area and not haveto spray insecticide over the entire...

If we can keep them
contained to one area and not have
to spray insecticide over the entire field, which, you know,
most of the insecticides, when you spray it,
you kill everything, and we don't want to do that

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If we can keep them contained to one area
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and not have to spray insecticide
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over the entire field,
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which, you know, most of the insecticides,
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when you spray it, you kill everything,
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and we don't want to do that.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:58
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.
[ Sheep bleat ] - The Pollinators 00:09
[ Sheep bleat ]
The principles seem to be consistent. - The Pollinators 00:04
The principles seem to be consistent.
Tillage was one of our biggest follies. - The Pollinators 00:04
Tillage was one of our biggest follies.
Number two, there should always be a living root in that soil. - The Pollinators 00:05
Number two, there should always be a living root in that soi...
Number three is, some diversity of plants - The Pollinators 00:08
Number three is, some diversity of plants
And then the final principle that seems to be unifying - The Pollinators 00:10
And then the final principle that seems to be unifying
We partitioned those things, - The Pollinators 00:17
We partitioned those things,
When, really, all the cows want to do - The Pollinators 00:06
When, really, all the cows want to do
-It's also an opportunity where everybody wins. - The Pollinators 00:04
-It's also an opportunity where everybody wins.
When these farmers start to adopt - The Pollinators 00:08
When these farmers start to adopt
They have so much more credibility - The Pollinators 00:05
They have so much more credibility
You know, there's a relationship there, - The Pollinators 00:07
You know, there's a relationship there,
-20 years from now, cover crops - The Pollinators 00:05
-20 years from now, cover crops
I think we've probably hit the worst spot for bees, - The Pollinators 00:06
I think we've probably hit the worst spot for bees,
It hasn't had a lot of acceptance, - The Pollinators 00:08
It hasn't had a lot of acceptance,
And, you know, more than policy, - The Pollinators 00:07
And, you know, more than policy,
So, when they're successful, - The Pollinators 00:17
So, when they're successful,
-[ Sighs ] - The Pollinators 00:07
-[ Sighs ]
I've talked to people from EPA in bee meetings already - The Pollinators 00:07
I've talked to people from EPA in bee meetings already
They know how bad this chemical issue is - The Pollinators 00:15
They know how bad this chemical issue is