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The almond tree's not very smartin that way
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The Pollinators

The almond tree's not very smartin that way, because blooming in the endof February, in...

The almond tree's not very smartin that way, because blooming in the end
of February, in through March

Full Transcript

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The almond tree's not very smartin that way,
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because blooming in the end of February, in through March.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:55
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.
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,
And if that crop isn't pollinated - The Pollinators 00:06
And if that crop isn't pollinated
When he picks up the phone and calls us -- - The Pollinators 00:08
When he picks up the phone and calls us --
We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies - The Pollinators 00:12
We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees, - The Pollinators 00:10
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees,
The almond pollination is - The Pollinators 00:07
The almond pollination is
It takes almost the entire national bee supply. - The Pollinators 00:05
It takes almost the entire national bee supply.
It takes somewhere in the neighborhood - The Pollinators 00:09
It takes somewhere in the neighborhood
Say, you know, - The Pollinators 00:10
Say, you know,
So there's a lot of truckloads of bees - The Pollinators 00:07
So there's a lot of truckloads of bees
And a lot of people think that this is one of the reasons - The Pollinators 00:05
And a lot of people think that this is one of the reasons
But we've been pollinating fruits and vegetables and nuts - The Pollinators 00:10
But we've been pollinating fruits and vegetables and nu...
-You know, it depends on whose numbers you look at, - The Pollinators 00:10
-You know, it depends on whose numbers you look at,
And the Bee Informed Partnershipout of Maryland's - The Pollinators 00:08
And the Bee Informed Partnershipout of Maryland's
So a 30% loss there puts us downto about 1.8 million hives, - The Pollinators 00:15
So a 30% loss there puts us downto about 1.8 million hives,
[ Bees buzzing ] - The Pollinators 00:27
[ Bees buzzing ]
Once the crop has bloomed, - The Pollinators 00:05
Once the crop has bloomed,
For example, the almond bloom in California -- - The Pollinators 00:14
For example, the almond bloom in California --
The managed honey bee - The Pollinators 00:17
The managed honey bee