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It's about -- be about 40 tractor-trailer loads
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The Pollinators

It's about -- be about40 tractor-trailer loads

It's about -- be about
40 tractor-trailer loads

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It's about -- be about 40 tractor-trailer loads.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:36
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 little more than we did last year, - The Pollinators 00:07
A little more than we did last year,
Annual move of bees - The Pollinators 00:06
Annual move of bees
[ Indistinct talking in distance ] - The Pollinators 00:06
[ Indistinct talking in distance ]
[ Chuckles ] - The Pollinators 00:05
[ Chuckles ]
When you first go into a beehive, - The Pollinators 00:27
When you first go into a beehive,
-Well, most beekeepers, including ourselves -- - The Pollinators 00:07
-Well, most beekeepers, including ourselves --
The hives are sitting on pallets -- - The Pollinators 00:06
The hives are sitting on pallets --
You know, all-terrain forklifts, - The Pollinators 00:07
You know, all-terrain forklifts,
Most of all of our short-distance bee moving - The Pollinators 00:11
Most of all of our short-distance bee moving
Now we start crisscrossing the United States, - The Pollinators 00:06
Now we start crisscrossing the United States,
Most of the public out here - The Pollinators 00:08
Most of the public out here
Just looks like something covered up with a big net. - The Pollinators 00:05
Just looks like something covered up with a big net.
The bees all come home in the evening, - The Pollinators 00:04
The bees all come home in the evening,
So, we wait till the bees are all home, - The Pollinators 00:06
So, we wait till the bees are all home,
So, when a semi-truck gets to its destination, - The Pollinators 00:11
So, when a semi-truck gets to its destination,
The farmer, basically, pays us for bringing the bees in -- - The Pollinators 00:05
The farmer, basically, pays us for bringing the bees in --
You know, almonds in California, - The Pollinators 00:07
You know, almonds in California,
And that's for a period of, you know, five to six weeks - The Pollinators 00:05
And that's for a period of, you know, five to six weeks
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,