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The Pollinators

Just looks like somethingcovered up with a big net

Just looks like something
covered up with a big net

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Just looks like something covered up with a big net.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:54
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.
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,
-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,